Portrait miniature of a young lady from Straubing (Bavaria) was executed in 1832-1834 by listed German miniature painter Johann Baptist Siber (born 1802 in Landsberg(Lech), Bavaria). Pupil of Munich Fine Art Academy 1823-1827. Active in Wiesbaden, Frankfurt on Main, Ulm, Vienna (1832-1834), and in Munich since 1835.
Provenance: Viennese private collection.
Literature: A. von Schaden " Gelehrtes München"; Nagler; Thieme/Becker.
Inscription: signed lower right (vertical).
Technique: gouache on ivory, original period frame.
Measurements: unframed diameter 2 3/8"(6 cm), framed 6" x 6"(12,6 x 12,6 cm).
Condition: very good. |