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Before the advent of photography, the task of capturing the intimate, personal likeness of an individual fell to the hands of highly skilled miniature portraitists. In the sweeping cultural landscape of 19th-century Austria—a period defined by the Biedermeier era and the political maneuvering of the Austrian Empire—few artists were as celebrated or as prolific as Moritz Michael Daffinger. Regarded as one of the finest Austrian miniature portrait painters in history, Daffinger’s delicate brushwork, remarkable precision, and psychological insight made him the favored artist of European aristocracy and royalty [1]. next...