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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hhalt13, post: 4252853, member: 20572&quot;]Hello again! </p><p>I wanted to share another painting that has been somewhat of a mystery to me over the years. I bought this one off Ebay in 2019. I was initially fascinated with the woman wearing masculine attire and a top hat... and the duck. What on earth is the random duck about, lol?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]337769[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The painting is signed &quot;Daffinger&quot;. Daffinger was quite a famous 19th century Austrian portrait painter. I do NOT think this is an original from Daffinger. If you compare this signature to known portraits of his, they don&#039;t quite match. Daffinger&#039;s actual paintings also have a certain &quot;sophistication&quot; that this lovely lady lacks in my humble opinion (although I DO obviously love the portrait!). I know that it was common for artists of the 18th/19th century to paint their own interpretation of a famous portrait and sign it with the original artist&#039;s name, not as a &quot;knock-off,&quot; but more of an acknowledgement that it was not their original painting. I&#039;m thinking this is a reproduction of an original by Daffinger? </p><p><br /></p><p>I have found a similar painting from Daffinger and I think I know who this lovely lady is- Grafin Ferdinandine Karolyi, née Princess Kaunitz-Rietberg. What I believe to be the original painting can be viewed here: <a href="https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-karolyi-ferdinandine-countess-2041805-2051862-half-length-miniature-20214097.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-karolyi-ferdinandine-countess-2041805-2051862-half-length-miniature-20214097.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-karolyi-ferdinandine-countess-2041805-2051862-half-length-miniature-20214097.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Funnily enough, I came across another rendition of this painting on Ebay recently, signed R.W. I bid, but it ultimately went for more than I was willing to pay for a rendition of my rendition. ;-) </p><p>[ATTACH=full]337772[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I do believe this painting to be old- possibly late 18th century into the 19th century? Truly, just a guess based on years of looking at old paintings. I opened this up (those prongs are sharp haha!) and am curious what this is painted on. Ivory? Porcelein? It is a very thin, translucent material. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]337773[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some additional pictures of the back as well as a close-up of the signature. Any insight, comments, etc are welcome! I just wanted to share one of my favorite pieces and hope you all enjoy it too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]337775[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]337776[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]337777[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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