Antique 18th Century Vienna Porcelain Johann Baptist Drechsler Floral Still Life Painting 1780

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A beautiful antique late 18th century floral still life painting on porcelain attributed to Johann Baptist Drechsler (1756-1811) for the … Read more A beautiful antique late 18th century floral still life painting on porcelain attributed to Johann Baptist Drechsler (1756-1811) for the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, circa 1780.

Drechsler was heavily influenced by the meticulous detailed tradition of 17th-century Dutch masters like Jan van Huysum. This painting was executed onto a porcelain panel a rich floral arrangement featuring a prominent white rose, a pink peony, a deep purple poppy, and garden elements inside a classic terracotta and urn resting on a marble ledge. Commonly Drechsler would include of tiny insects, such as a fly on the white rose and another insect on the terracotta urn.
His father was a renowned porcelain painter, and Drechsler himself spent a decade working directly at the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory between 1772 and 1782.

This very impressive painted panel is housed in the original giltwood frame, the panel is in excellent condition, this very beautiful painting on porcelain is ready to hang and grace your space. See less