Lot 111: Vilma von Parlaghy Brochfeld (Princess von Lwow) (Hungarian, 1863-1924) Portrait of Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891)

Vilma von Parlaghy Brochfeld (Princess von Lwow) (Hungarian, 1863-1924)
Portrait of Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (1800-1891)
signed and dated 'V Parlaghy 1891' (upper right)
oil on canvas
70.5 x 60.5cm (27 3/4 x 23 13/16in).
Footnotes

Helmuth von Moltke (the elder) was Chief of the Prussian General Staff and a German Field Marshal. He was born in Denmark but served in the Prussian army from 1822. He was a noted and successful military tactician in Prussia's wars of the 1860s and 70s with Denmark, Austria and France, and he was also an author, including histories of his campaigns.

He is regarded as a follower of Carl von Clausewitz, who successfully updated his theories to take into account the developments in weapons, armies and transportation of the 19th century.

Vilma von Parlaghy Brochfeld (Princess Elisabeth von Lwow) worked in Berlin and in addition to portraits of von Moltke, painted portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Bismarck.