MESSERSCHMIDT, Franz Xaver
(b. 1736, Wiesensteig, d. 1783, Bratislava)

Elijah Increases the Oil of the Widow

1/69-70
Pewter-lead alloy, height 173 cm (without socle)
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna

This statue was commissioned by Duchess Maria Theresia Felicitas of Savoy-Carigna for the courtyard fountain of the Savoysches Damenstift in Vienna.