▁that ▁he ▁do ▁a ▁painting ▁on ▁the ▁theme ▁" Tu ▁Felix ▁Austria ▁N ube " ▁( from ▁an ▁old ▁saying : ▁" Let ▁others ▁w age ▁war : ▁thou , ▁happy ▁Austria , ▁marry "). ▁The ▁result ▁pleased ▁Emperor ▁Franz ▁Joseph ▁I , ▁who ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁unh appy ▁marriage . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Bro ží k ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts , ▁received ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cross ▁of ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' H onneur ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Czech ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁paint ings ▁appeared ▁on ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁post age ▁stamp . ▁ ▁His ▁health ▁began ▁to ▁decl ine ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁but ▁he ▁threw ▁himself ▁into ▁painting ▁even ▁more ▁dil ig ently . ▁He ▁died ▁suddenly ▁of ▁heart ▁failure ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Mont mart re . ▁App reci ation ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁suffered ▁a ▁serious ▁decl ine ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁but ▁a ▁major ▁ret ros pective ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁has ▁created ▁some ▁renew ed ▁interest . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁O sob nosti ▁- ▁Č es ko ▁: ▁Ott ů v ▁slov ník ▁( Well - known ▁C ze chs ▁from ▁Otto ' s ▁en cyc lopedia