Property of a Diplomatic World-Traveling Family

Description:

Moritz Michael Daffinger (Austrian, 1790 - 1849) Portrait Miniature, signed 'Daffinger' along right edge, depicting a young woman with brown curls in a white dress, with metal surround and brown velvet frame, illegible black wax seal on verso of frame. Size overall: 4 5/8 in. x 3 7/8 in.

Moritz Michael Daffinger was an Austrian artist, best known for his miniature portraits. Born on January 25, 1790 in Lichtental, Austria, Daffinger was involved in the arts at a young age, being the son of a local porcelain painter Johann Daffinger. He quickly became a young apprentice in 1801, before leaving to study painting with Fredrich Heinrich Füger at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. From 1809 until his death of cholera in Vienna on August 21, 1849, he painted miniature paintings, usually of Austrian aristocracy - although his later years saw Daffinger shift to floral still life's - which brought him substantial recognition and honor, including his portrait being featured on the obverse side of the Austrian 20-schilling until 1999. (Artnet.com)

Measurements: Height: by sight 3 1/8 in. x Width: 2 1/2 in.

Condition:

Overall good condition, minor surface dust under glass, small spot in background center of right edge, fabric of frame worn, pitting to metal, some glue reside on edge of glass, not viewed out of frame.

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