Johann E. G. Prestel: Coronation coach with 'Imperialzug' in front of the Giant’s Door of St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna,
Johann E. G. Prestel: Coronation coach with 'Imperialzug' in front of the Giant’s Door of St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna,
Drawn by a team of eight horses (‘Imperialzug’), the imperial state coach of the Viennese Court was accompanied by mounted coachmen and lackeys in ‘Spanish livery’. This black and yellow gala livery was only used on special state occasions.
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