Lot 191: Johann Baptist Lampi the Younger , Trento 1775 - 1837 Vienna Portrait of Anton Josef Edler von Leeb (June 13, 1769-December 6, 1837), Mayor of Vienna, 1835-1837; Portrait of Theresia von Leeb (1775-1846) a pair, both oil on canvas in a painted oval

his portrait signed lower left: Chevalier Lampi / P ur pinxit 1812 a pair, both oil on canvas in a painted oval Quantity: 2

measurements note each: 29 1/2 by 24 in.; 74.9 by 61 cm.

Ignatz Pick, Vienna;
Robert Grehs, Vienna (appointed Nazi administrator of Ignatz Pick's property, December 23, 1938);
Wien Museum (acquired from the above April 1939 for RM 2.500);
Restituted to the heir of Ignatz Pick, 2008.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF IGNATZ PICK OF VIENNA
The present pair of portraits depicts Anton Josef Edler von Leeb and his wife, Thersia von Leeb. Anton served as mayor of Vienna from 1835-1837, during which time he oversaw a number of important projects: improvement of the water supply in Vienna (in 1835 the building the "Kaiser-Ferdinands- Waterpipe" began), the establishment of the first product exhibition (what would be considered a modern day art fair), and in 1837, the completion of the first steam train trip from Florisdorf to Deutsch-Wagram. As a revered public servant, Leeb's remains were moved to the avenue of famous people's graves at the central cemetery (Zentralfriedhof) in 1885. Not much is known of Leeb's wife, Thereisa, other than that she was born into a noble family in 1775 as Theresia Freiin von Henneberg and died 1846. Town hall records indicate that the two were married in St. Stephan's Cathedral in Vienna in 1795.