Stern-Porges, Mathilde

(AUSTRIAN EMPIRE)
BORN 25 Dec 1841, Praha - DIED 9 Oct 1918, Wien
GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Zentralfriedhof, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234, Simmering (Gruppe 52, Reihe 12, Nummer 49)

Mathilde Stern-Porges is best known for the portrait that was painted of her in 1889 by Anton Romako. It is now at the Belvedere in Vienna.

She was the daughter of Simon Josef Porges (1801-1869) and the sister of the composer and musical director Heinrich Porges. Her brother Friedrich Porges was a physician. She married the neorologist Dr. Salomon Stern (1830-1915) from Vienna. Romako painted his portrait as well. The composer Richard Stöhr (1874-1967) was their son. Her husband died in 1889 and Mathilde lived until 1918. They were buried in the same grave at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.

Related persons
• is brother/sister of Porges, Heinrich
• was painted by Romako, Anton

Images

The grave of Mathilde Stern-Porges at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.
Picture by Androom (03 Sep 2022)

 

The grave of Mathilde Stern-Porges at the Zentralfriedhof in Vienna.
Picture by Androom (03 Sep 2022)

 


Steuermann, Rose

Published: 09 Oct 2026
Last update: 09 Oct 2026