Emily Lengnick, Maillebahn in Pillnitz. Beginning of the 20th century. Emily Lengnick1856 Dresden - last mention before 1929 Thaddäus Ignatius Wiskotschill1753 Prague - 1759 Dresden Oil on canvas, wax-doubled. Signed in ligature "ELengnick" u.r. Verso on the upper stretcher bar again faintly legible signed, place inscribed "Pillnitz" as well as with further illegible inscription "Maille ...". (?). Framed in a wide, glossy black mounted wooden moulding with gilded, ornamentally decorated visible strip. Verso on the frame typographically inscribed on an old paper label "Leipziger Kunstverein" and numbered "305" as well as inscribed on another label "Gerstenberger Chemnitz 5101". The vase depicted was made around 1785 by the sculptor Thaddäus Ignatius Wiskotschill (1753 Prague - 1795 Dresden), who came to the royal city of Saxony in 1772 and created numerous groups of figures and sculptural ornaments here. Painting layer slightly soiled. Age-related craquelure as well as partial minimal early shrinkage cracks. Deformations in the support. Canvas old-doubled. Varnish slightly yellowed. Frame corners with small chips. Dimensions: 55 x 80 cm, overall 75 x 100 cm. Emily Lengnick 1856 Dresden - last Erw. before 1929 Flower and landscape painter. She studied in Antwerp and Paris. She was a pupil of Eugéne Yoors, Henri Luyten and Marie Joseph Léon. Member of the association of female artists from Dresden.