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Vincenz Georg Kininger

1767–1851

Vincenz Georg Kininger was a watercolor painter, portrait miniaturist, engraver, and lithographer. Born in Regensburg, Bavaria, he moved to Vienna as a child with his family. When he was still a teenager, he entered the Vienna Academy and, in 1807, became Professor of Mezzotinto Engraving there. He is best known for his portraits of members of the Viennese upper class.

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Portrait of Fanny von Arnstein

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Fanny von Arnstein (née Itzig; 1758–1818) was born into a prominent Jewish banking family in Berlin and married a leading Viennese financier. She entertained many luminaries at her famous salon. Having…
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