Portrait of Baron Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Baron Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon by Austrian School. The painting shows an older man with short, curly white hair. He is looking to his right. He wears a suit of armor with a high, frilled white collar and a red cloak with white fur trim over his arm and around his shoulders. His armor consists of a breastplate with a roundel on the chest and articulated arm pieces. The man holds a rolled-up piece of paper in his left hand. The background of the painting depicts a darkened, outdoor military scene with several men and several tents. The portrait is framed in an ornate gold frame with a loop at the top.