/internal/media/dispatcher/70656/fullThe Family of Count Nikolaus Pálffy von Erdödc. 1760[Martin van Meytens d. J.]Martin van Meytens d. J.Oil on canvasThe Hungarian court chancellor, Count Nikolaus Pálffy VIII, appears proud in the midst of his family. Rather than an idyllic gathering in nature, the focus of this portrait is dynastic prestige. The cascade of red fabric draped within the tree emphasizes the family’s high social status. While the young son poses with a hunting rifle, one of the daughters feeds a lamb—thus highlighting the different gender roles. Emulating the portraiture of the French court, Martin van Meytens has rendered the sumptuous garments with meticulous precision. The monumentality of this painting testifies to the importance of the Hungarian aristocracy in the age of Maria Theresa. Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/2849/rdf