Countess Hohnstein (Vintage Cameo Creations Framed Art) by Vincent Nesbert/Carl Ferdinand

This stunning piece of vintage artwork is approximately 5x7'', with an exquisite golden wood frame and burgundy velvet backing. 

Maria Wilhelmine von Thun und Hohenstein was a Viennese countess remembered as the sponsor of a musically and intellectually outstanding salon, and for her patronage of music, notably that of Mozart and Beethoven.

In the 1750s, the young Countess Uhlfeld studied keyboard with imperial court organist Wenzel Raimund Birck, a respected teacher and composer. The visiting English musicologist Charles Burney praised her harpsichord playing in print, saying that she "possesses as great skill in music as any person of distinction [i.e., aristocrat] I ever knew."

The salon that developed in her home is described by Clive as "a focal point of the musical and social life of the Viennese aristocracy."