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title: Maria Theresa and Her Family
author: Martin van Meytens
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21719/maria-theresa-and-her-family/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-04-01
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# Maria Theresa and Her Family

_Authored by Martin van Meytens_

## Image File

[![Maria Theresa and Her Family](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21719.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21719.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Maria Theresa](https://www.worldhistory.org/Maria_Theresa/) of Austria and her family, oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens, c. 1754.

Those depicted include Maria Theresa (right, seated) her husband Francis I (left, seated), a young Joseph II (center, standing next to his mother), and the many other Habsburg children. Absent is Maria Theresa's most famous daughter [Marie Antoinette](https://www.worldhistory.org/Marie_Antoinette/), who was not yet born.

Schönbrunn [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/), Vienna.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Meytens, M. v. (2026, April 01). Maria Theresa and Her Family. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21719/maria-theresa-and-her-family/>
### Chicago
Meytens, Martin van. "Maria Theresa and Her Family." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 01, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21719/maria-theresa-and-her-family/>.
### MLA
Meytens, Martin van. "Maria Theresa and Her Family." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Apr 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21719/maria-theresa-and-her-family/>.

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