József Árpád Koppay
Baron József Árpád Koppay of Drétomai (15 March 1859 in Vienna – 2 September 1927 in Bad Gastein) was a Hungarian painter and noble, active at the Austrian Imperial Court, and known for his portraits of Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Franz Joseph I of Austria, Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, William I, German Emperor, and Otto von Bismarck, which are in the collections of the Hungarian National Museum, and displayed at Pannonhalma Archabbey.
Also recorded as Jozsi Arpad, Baron von Dretoma Koppay · Jozsi Arpad Koppay · Baron Koppay · Jozsi Arpad Von Dretoma Koppay
József Árpád Koppay

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- 1859. · Vienna.
- Died
- 1927. · Bad Gastein.
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- Kingdom of Hungary.
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- painter and illustrator.
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- portrait.
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1859
József Árpád Koppay born at Vienna.
1927
József Árpád Koppay died at Bad Gastein.
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- 1.Zweig, Stefan. Dietaris. Quaderns Crema. ccxxxvi. 11 November 2021. 978-84-7727-649-4.
- 2.Magyar művészet. 3. 542. 1927.
- 3.Tóth, Melinda. Árpád-kori falfestészet. Akadémiai Kiadó. 176. 1974. 978-963-05-0431-7.
- 4.Neves, José Roberto de Castro. Caixa de Palavras: Por que você deve ler (e o que ler). Nova Fronteira. 369. 17 May 2023. 978-65-5640-514-8.
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