Martin van Meytens

Martin van Meytens
van Meytens, Self-Portrait, c. 1740s.
Born24 June 1695
Stockholm, Sweden
Died23 March 1770 (1770-03-24) (aged 74)
Vienna, Austria

Martin van Meytens (24 June 1695 – 23 March 1770) was a Swedish-Austrian painter who painted members of the Royal Court of Austria such as Marie Antoinette, Maria Theresa of Austria, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor's family and members of the local aristocracy. His painting style inspired many other painters to paint in a similar format.

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