Countess Ludmilla Csaky, née Lazansky Von Bukowa with her son Ladislaus Csaky Graf Von Körösszegh U. Adorjan, politician 1839

This 1839 portrait by Josef Kriehuber depicts Countess Ludmilla Csaky, née Lazansky Von Bukowa, and her son Ladislaus Csaky Graf Von Körösszegh U. Adorjan. The work is a fine example of Kriehuber's talent for capturing the likeness and social status of his subjects through precise detail, using light and shadow to create a sense of depth and realism in the depiction of the countess' elegant clothing and her son's dignified stance. The composition portrays a sense of intimacy between mother and son, a common theme in portraiture of the time.