Miniature of the Artist's Father
by FÜGER, Friedrich Heinrich, Gouache on parchment, 198 x 165 mm
F�ger’s fame arose originally from his miniature paintings. In January 1774 he returned briefly to his hometown Heilbronn where he painted two gouache miniatures portraying his parents. These miniatures were never completed. The present miniature depicts the artist’s father, J. Gabriel F�ger, pastor of Heilbronn.