Joseph Gasser von Valhorn

He originally studied wood carving at home, then went to Vienna where, in 1837, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts.

He made his debut with a statuette of Leopold VI, Duke of Austria ("The Glorious"), which brought him a scholarship to study in Rome.

After making busts of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico and his wife, Charlotte of Belgium, he developed a large clientele among the nobility.

[citation needed] His works include life-size statues of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Frederick II, Duke of Austria, for the "k.u.k.

Hofwaffenmuseum" (now the Museum of Military History), and statues symbolizing the Seven Liberal Arts at the State Opera.