A real jewel: Portrait by Slovenian artist bid to 13 times estimate with buyer also purchasing sitter's necklace
The artist Matevž Langus (1792-1855) is not a familiar name in UK salerooms. However, in his native Slovenia he remains well known as a portraitist and fresco painter.
He studied at Klagenfurt in Austria and was later admitted to the Vienna Academy. Returning to Ljubl…