The Viennese sculptor Anton Dietrich depicted Francis accurately and realistically, with prominent cheekbones and an expression that reflects his resolve and authority. He is crowned with a laurel wreath, like the emperors of ancient Rome. Such wreaths were at first only worn on occasion by Julius Caesar and Octavian, but later they became the symbol of all emperors. Laurel wreaths have long been symbolically connected with triumph and the greatness and power of emperors.