Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758-1828)-Circle "Comeback of a war-lord", iron tray with painting

This large iron tray with Neoclassical scene painted in oil and lacquer was made around 1800 at one of the two branches (in Brunswick or Berlin) of the famous Manufactory "Stobwasser", founded in the 18th century in Brunswick (Braunschweig).
The scene shows a glorious comeback of a warlord (King? Prince?). The painting demonstrates high quality; its stylistic criteria correspond to that of works of one of the leading artists of this factory Friedrich Georg Weitsch (for comparisons, see our image nr.9). The artist - before he became a Berlin court portraitist - was collaborating (chiefly as landscape and genre painter) at both aforementioned branches.

Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758 Brunswick - 1828 Berlin) was a son of well-known German landscape painter, Johann Friedrich Weitsch, called Pascha-Weitsch. At first he studied under his father; later became a pupil of Wilhelm Tischbein in Kassel. At the beginning of his career Weitsch worked in his native Brunswick (Braunschweig) for Stobwasser’s lacque manufactory, where he was decorating plates, leafs, trays, and boxes with landscapes and idyllic scenes. In 1784-87, he was in Amsterdam and Italy; then, returned to Brunswick, where he became a court artist. In 1794, he was granted a membership of the Berlin Academy, and in 1798 - appointed its rector and a Prussian court artist.

Condition: good

Creation Year: ca 1800

Measurements: 58.0cm x 76.0cm / 22.8" x 29.9" inches

Object Type: iron tray with painting

Technique: oil and lacque on iron tray

Inscription: -


Keywords:
WEITSCH, FRIEDRICH GEORG, GRIESEBACH; GERMAN; PRUSSIAN; HISTORICAL; HORSE; NEOCLASSICAL; FORTRESS

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