Franz Seraph Stirnbrand (1788 - 1882) Portrait Of A Lady With White Cap

Franz Seraph Stirnbrand was born around 1788 in Croatia and died in 1882 in Stuttgart. At the age of 17, he began to study at the decoration painter in Linz, then was a pupil of Anton Hitzenthaler. He fled his military service in Germany, in 1809-1812 worked in Frankfurt aM, where he painted portraits of Napoleon, his wife Marie Louise and other important people of the time on tobacco tins. In Frankfurt, the artist also portrayed representatives of the upper aristocracy. He then moved to Stuttgart, from there made trips to Austria, to Paris. Until 1824, he lived in Karlsruhe and painted there portraits for the court (!). In 1824-25, Stirnbrand stayed in Rome and portrayed Pope Leo XII. His works can now be seen in museums in Stuttgart, in various castles around Stuttgart and Karlsruhe.

Inscription: on the back signed and dated 1834.
Technique: oil on canvas. Original period gold-plated frame.
Dimensions: unframed 72 x 56 cm, framed 92 x 76 cm.
Condition: in good condition