Austrian Emperor I Franz Joseph ( 1830 - 1916 ) was an Austrian painter. Austrian Emperor I Franz Joseph s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 61.63 USD for Afterlehenverleihung an Karl Theodor von Wrede in 2005 to 1996.67 USD for Portrait of the young emperor in a field marshall’s uniform, decorated with the medals