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Daffinger, Moritz Michael
© Copyright Moritz Michael Daffinger, self- portrait, 1840 (Historisches Museum der Stadt Wien) Daffinger, Moritz Michael, b. Vienna, Jan. 24, 1790, d. Vienna, Aug. 21, 1849. Painter of portraits and flowers, son of porcelain decorator Johann Leopold D.; studied under F. H. Füger at the Academy in Vienna, until 1812 worked as decorator for the Vienna Porcelain Factory, then gained renown among the aristocracy for his miniature portraits; influenced by English portraitist T. Lawrence, D. painted more than 1,000 miniature portraits; from 1841 devoted himself almost exclusively to flower paintings; before his death he painted more than 500 watercolours of flowers, which are especially distinguished by their fine details and life-like quality. Literature: Die Blumenaquarelle des M. M. D., exhibition catalogue, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 1986; G. Kugler, Staatskanzler Metternich und seine Gäste - Die wiedergefundenen Miniaturen von M. M. D., 1991.
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