AMERLING, Friedrich von
(b. 1803, Wien, d. 1887, Wien)

Portrait of Count István Széchenyi

1836
Oil on canvas, 250 x 165 cm
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest

Count István Széchenyi (1792-1860) was an outstanding figure of the first half of the 19th century in Hungary. Among other achievements he was the founder of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.