!!!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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Daffinger,_Moritz_Michael|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]