View of famous Austrian mount massiv Dachstein from the Lake Gosau. The height of Dachstein is 2995 m above sea level. Dachstein is the highest peak of the Dachstein Mountains and at the same time the highest peak of the Austrian federal states of Upper Austria and Styria.

This Biedermeier landscape was executed around 1850 by listed Hungarian  landscape and portrait painter  Joszef Mezey (1823 Kisleta - 1882 Budafok). He was József Bem's battlefield painter in the Transylvanian campaign. He was a friend of Sándor Petőfi and painted his portrait ( now in the National Gallery in Budpest). He was only able to study painting regularly after the 1848 War of Independence. He worked in several cities, including Kolozsvár, Szatmárnémeti, Eger and Nagybánya. Travelled to Austrian Alps regions. He mainly painted landscapes,  portraits and altarpieces . In addition to Petőfi's portrait, he also painted portraits of several prominent figures of the 1848 War of Independence. The Hungarian National Gallery holds several of his works in the Hungarian public collection.

Sources: artist lexicons:  Thieme/Becker; Dr.Nagy (in Hungarian).

Incription: signed with monogram J M lower right , antique bronze plaque with the artist's name, mounted to the frame. 

Technique: oil on canvas, original period gilt frame.

Mesurements: unframed w 16" x h 12 3/4" (40,5 x 32,5 cm), framed 20 1/8" x 17 3/4"( 51 x 45 cm).

Condition: very good.