Two Family Portraits By Johann Baptist Von Lampi The Younger (1775–1837), Attributed

Two portraits of a noble married couple were painted in the early 19th century; although unsigned, they are very similar and meet all the criteria for attribution to the famous Austrian portrait painter Johann Baptist von Lampi the Younger (1775, Trento – 1837, Vienna). He was born in Trento and studied under his father, Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder, and later at the Vienna Academy. He accompanied his father to Saint Petersburg for thirteen years and became a member of the Academy there as well as of the Vienna Academy in 1813. He painted several of the most distinguished figures of his time. He died in Vienna.

Provenance: estate of an Austrian castle in Upper Austria.

Bibliography: Thieme/Becker, “Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon,” Leipzig, 1999.

Inscription: unsigned; on the reverse of both, an indistinct caption about the guardians in Old High German.

Technique: oil on canvas. Luxurious original period gilded frames.

Dimensions: portrait of the lady: unframed 62 x 77 cm, framed 79 x 94 cm; portrait of the gentleman: unframed 62 x 79 cm, framed 76 x 93 cm.

Condition: in very good condition.