This classical portrait of a beauty with pigeon as symbol of innocence was executed on the turn of 19th Century and although unsigned, are very similar and have all stilistic criteria for attribution to famous German Classicist portrait and historical painter Heinrich Friedrich Füger (1751 Heilbronn -1818 Vienna).
Literature: Robert Keil "Heinrich Friedrich Füger..", Vienna, 2009; Art lexicons by Thieme/Becker; Bénézit; Wurzbach. and others.
Inscription: unsigned.
Technique: oil on paper/wood/canvas. Antique gold-plated frame
Measurements: unframed h 15 7/8" x w 20 1/2" (40,3 x 51,3 cm ), framed h 19 7/8" x 24 1/4" (50,5 x 61,5 cm)
Condition: in very good condition |