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Barbara Regina Dietzsch was a painter of flowers and animals.\u00a0 Born in Nuremberg, she was the daughter of painter Johann Israel Dietzsch (1681-1754) and her brother and sister were also painters.\u00a0 18th century Nuremberg was a major publishing center, and like other female flower painters working there, Dietzsch produced work to be translated into engravings.\u00a0 Based on extant examples of her work, she apparently was prolific as a painter as well, adopting a smooth and precise style in which highly decorative arrangements of colorful flowers were rendered against a dark background on vellum.\u00a0 Sometimes she painted bouquets and sometimes a single plant. \u00a0The offered pair is typical of her bouquets — ribbon-tied still life compositions, various insects such as beetles or lady bugs on the flowers or leaves, and translucent flying insects, all against a dark backgrounds.<\/p>\n

At her death, the existence of over 100 gouache paintings of birds, insects and flowers by Dietzsch in the Gr\u00fcner residence at Nuremberg was recorded.\u00a0 Today, the Morton Arboretum in Illinois has 72 of her paintings in its collection, and the Fitzwilliam Museum in England and Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh also have significant numbers of works by her.<\/p>\n

The frames are labeled: \u201cG. Testolini\/ Engraver\/ Printseller, Framemaker, Carver Gilder\/ 73 Cornhill, London.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 This dates the frames to c. 1802-1822, when Gaetano Testolini operated a business at 73, Cornhill in London.\u00a0 Testolini was an engraver and printseller working in Paris and London from 1760 to 1811.\u00a0 He engraved a portrait of George III of England as well as manuals of design.\u00a0 Active in Paris c. 1760-93, he began working in London c. 1793 in partnership with Luigi Schiavonetti and Schiavonetti and Testolini, and then in a solo operation from 1802 to 1822.<\/p>\n

Condition: Generally very good with the usual overall light toning and wear, light scattered flaking.\u00a0 Some scattered minor abrasions and creases to outer edges, not obtrusive.\u00a0 Vellum slightly cockled as usual.\u00a0 Original frames restored.<\/p>\n

References:<\/p>\n

B\u00e9n\u00e9zit, E. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs.<\/em>\u00a0 France: Librairie Gr\u00fcnd, 1966.\u00a0 Vol. 8, p. 262. (Testolini) and Vol. 3, p. 267 (Dietzch).<\/p>\n

Greer, Germaine.\u00a0 The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work.<\/em>\u00a0 New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.\u00a0 pp. 246-247.<\/p>\n

Maxted, Ian. “The London book trades 1775-1800: a preliminary checklist of members” Exeter Working Papers in British Book Trade History.\u00a0 <\/em>U.K.: Devon Library and Information Services. 20 June 2001.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/library\/locstudy\/bookhist\/lont.html (20 April 2004) (Testolini).<\/p>\n

White, James J.\u00a0 \u201cDelectus Huntiana 22: A painting of onions by Barbara Regina Dietzch.\u201d\u00a0 Bulletin of the Hunt Institute forBotanical Documentation 11 (2).\u00a0 <\/em>Fall 1999. p. 10. http:\/\/www.huntbot.andrew.cmu.edu\/HIBD\/HI-PDF\/Bulletin-11-2.pdf.<\/em>\u00a0 (29 April 2005).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706-1783) (attributed to)
\nBouquet Flower Study with Auriculas and Lady Bug<\/strong>
\nRibbon-Tied Bouquet Flower Study with Rose and Butterfly<\/strong>
\nNuremberg: 18th Century
\nGouache on vellum
\n11.25 x 8 inches (Auriculas and Lady Bug)
\n11.5 x 8.5 inches (Rose and Butterfly)
\n13 x 11 inches, in 19th century frame, overall
\nPrice on request<\/p>\n

See also\u00a0our other paintings by Barbara Regina Dietzsch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pair of gouache on vellum natural history botanical studies.\u00a0Each painting is skillfully composed, with attention to color and form, as a still life picture comprised of the various flowers, leaves, and stems in a crimped tied ribbon, together with insects.\u00a0The paintings are at once highly decorative with their beautiful colors, supple flower petals, and elegant compositions, but also scientific studies, with detailed attention to botanical taxonomy.\u00a0The dark background (probably dark brown or black over gold leaf) accentuates the three-dimensional, trompe l\u2019oeil quality of the artist\u2019s meticulous style.<\/p>\n

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