according to Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904), Picture, Special Wiehler Minature Hardanger, Fabric Size 55 x 85 cm, 43 colours, 14 stitches/1 cm, Gobelin with petit-point-section
The stickset includes: fabric, yarn, stitch pattern an an embroidery needle.
Franz von Lenbach initially began his life in his father's business as a future master builder and also completed his journeyman's examination in this field. During this time he was already artistically stimulated and worked - during a six-month vacation - in Munich as a modeller. He continued his education as an autodidact and - after selling a painting to the Munich Kunstverein - received a state scholarship, which enabled him to continue his studies on his own. During these years the painter developed a strong naturalism, which we find particularly expressed in the painting "Shepherd's Boy on the Hill in front of the Blue Sky".
In the years after 1862, Lenbach developed into the portraitist he was looking for, who, through his reputation and ability, earned a social position that gave him access to the highest circles. In 1878 he met Otto Fürst von Bismarck, of whom he created about 80 pictures in his later years. At his death in 1904 Lenbach was buried in Munich with princely pomp.
