▁of ▁Learning ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁The ▁scientific ▁society ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 ▁and ▁Sz é chen yi ▁tried ▁to ▁further ▁it ▁during ▁the ▁initial ▁period ▁of ▁its ▁existence . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁brothers ▁of ▁the ▁count , ▁La jos ▁and ▁P ál ▁Sz éch ény i ▁who ▁don ated ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Academy ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁Their ▁don ation ▁letter ▁art ic ulated ▁the ▁wish ▁that ▁" even ▁our ▁grand children , ▁when ▁they ▁look ▁at ▁the ▁features ▁of ▁this ▁painting , ▁let ▁them ▁feel ▁the ▁most ▁noble ▁emot ions ! ▁let ▁them ▁insp ire ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁de eds ▁for ▁the ▁delight ▁of ▁their ▁country ▁and ▁nation !" ▁Several ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁society ▁wished ▁to ▁hang ▁the ▁painting ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁meeting ▁room ▁despite ▁a ▁rule ▁that ▁b anned ▁the ▁pla cement ▁of ▁the ▁port ra its ▁of ▁living ▁persons ▁there . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁rule ▁pre va iled ▁and ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁library . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁monument al ▁portrait ure ▁generally ▁associated ▁with ▁royal ty . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁Ist ván ▁Sz é chen yi ▁was ▁ 4 5 ▁years ▁old ▁and ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁z en ith ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁wealth y ▁land owner , ▁a ▁leading ▁politician ▁of ▁the ▁H abs burg ▁Mon archy , ▁successful ▁writer ▁and ▁reform er . ▁Amer ling