Portrait of Klemens Wenzel von Metternich by LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas

LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas

(b. 1769, Bristol, d. 1830, London)

	Portrait of Klemens Wenzel von Metternich 1814-19 Oil on paper pasted on canvas, 51 x 35 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (1773-1859) was a German-Austrian politician and statesman and was one of the most important diplomats of his era. He was a major figure in the negotiations before and during the Congress of Vienna and is considered both a paradigm of foreign-policy management and a major figure in the development of diplomatic praxis.