Peter Mayr (1758 - 1836), Portrait of a Young Man, Oil Miniature
Peter Mayr (Friborg, 1758 - Munich, 1836) Portrait of a young man Oil miniature Signed, leased and dated: Peter Mayr, Augsburg, 1803 The miniature, depicting the portrait of a young German aristocrat, was made, as the signature that runs along the edge of the work, by Peter Mayr (1758-1836). Painter active in Germany, as the inscription of our work mentions, where the reference to Augsburg is present, he specialized in the creation of miniatures depicted portraits, made on the most varied supports. His highly detailed works are now preserved in private collections and on display in numerous German museums, such as the Landesgewerbe Museum in Stuttgart, the M