!!!Daffinger, Moritz Michael

b. Vienna, Jan. 24, 1790, 
d. Vienna, Aug. 21, 1849. Painter of portraits and flowers, son of 
porcelain decorator Johann Leopold D.; studied under F. H.  Fueger at 
the Academy in Vienna, until 1812 worked as decorator for the Vienna 
Porcelain Factory, then gained renown among the aristocracy for his 
miniature portraits; influenced by English portraitist T. Lawrence, D. 
painted more than 1,000 miniature portraits; from 1841 devoted himself 
almost exclusively to flower paintings; before his death he painted 
more than 500 watercolours of flowers, which are especially 
distinguished by their fine details and life-like quality.

!Literature
Die Blumenaquarelle des M. M. D., exhibition 
catalogue, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, 1986; G. Kugler, Staatskanzler 
Metternich und seine Gaeste - Die wiedergefundenen Miniaturen von 
M. M. D., 1991.



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