# Miniature of Elise Wolf

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DAFFINGER, Moritz Michael](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/daffinger-moritz-michael-re44a87b620029a>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Watercolour on ivory, 10 x 8 cm

## Commentary

Miniature of Elise Wolf c. 1830 Watercolour on ivory, 10 x 8 cm Akademie der bildenden Künste, Vienna Moritz Michael Daffinger was one of Vienna&#39;s most successful portraitists in the early nineteenth century. He started his career at the Vienna porcelain factory, and later his domain became the portrait miniature. He portrayed the actors of Vienna, painted guest portraits for the albums of his wife, and became acquainted with Grillparzer who introduced him into Schubert&#39;s circle. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 13 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/schubert/schubert\_d965\_hirt.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;Franz Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen \(The Shepherd on the Rock\) D 965&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

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## Attribution

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