Follower Of Barbara Regina Dietzsch Botanical Study Of A Dandelion With Insects

Follower of Barbara Regina Dietzsch 1706-1783. A glorious 19th.Century Botanical Still life painting depicting a dandelion with Butterfly, Moth, Caterpillar and Dragonfly. Gouache & watercolour on wove paper adhered to backing and mount. 21.5 by 30 cms to mounted image. Presented in an 18th.Century ebonised fruitwood frame 32.3 by 42 cms overall.

Barbara Regina Dietzsch was born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg in 1706 into an artistic family. Alongside her sister Margaretha she specialized in watercolour and gouache paintings of animals and plants, primarily flowers. Her works are typically identifiable by their brown, black or otherwise monochromatic backgrounds. Many of these works were made into engravings, the majority of which Dietzsch created herself.