Background
He was born at Heinitz, a village near Meissen, and studied in the Art School of the Porcelain factory of Meissen, of which he subsequently became professor
He was born at Heinitz, a village near Meissen, and studied in the Art School of the Porcelain factory of Meissen, of which he subsequently became professor
He was also court painter in Dresden. He painted in oil and water-colours, and on porcelain and enamel. His pictures sometimes represented landscapes and hunting scenes, but he is chiefly famous for his fruit and flower pieces.