Attached is one of my favorite paintings, but I don't know who the subject is. On the lower right is a Commander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph. That would seem to place him between 1869 and 1918. However, I cannot identify anything else. His epaulettes each have two six-pointed stars. The ornamentation on his collar looks more like gold oak leaves than the zig-zagging patterns I expect from an Austrian officer. The ribbon holding the cross at his neck is blue with a white edge. Both that cross and the one adjacent are surmounted by crowns. The cross by that worn at the neck has words at each leg, but they are too blurred to read. The bottom of that cross has four characters, and they almost look like a date (maybe 18??), but maybe not. Does the Order of Franz Joseph mean he was positively Austrian, or was that ever bestowed people from other countries? I hope that between the uniform, collar, sash, face, and medals, I can learn more about this person. Any advice that would help me to focus my efforts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks