porcelain, oval body with gilt and white rim, burnished gilt ground with matt gilt painted rosettes, palmettes and acanthus leaves, octagonal matt gilt picture frame with matt gilt arch frieze, containing the polychrome painted scene: ”Les filles d’Eréstée. D’aprés lé Dessein de Mr. Caucig, Professeur de l’Academie J. R. des arts á Vienne”, verso with inscription, signed on the bottom right K. Herr, 32,5 x 41,5 cm, underside with wide gilt edging, Vienna, Imperial Manufactory, underglaze blue Austrian shield, date 1803, Sorgenthal Era, turner P Anton Payer (Ru)

Lit. cf.:
"Große Internationale Glas und Porzellan Auktion Dorotheum Wien, 10.4.2014, Lot 1088, Moritz Michael Daffinger - A Pictorial Plate, “Les filles de Cecrops, D’apres le Dessin de Mons. Caucig, Professor de l’Academie J. R. des arts á Vienne”; Lit.:
Thieme-Becker, XVI, p 532: Claudius Herr, miniature painter etc., son of Johann, (b. Vienna 1775), up to 1806 mainly small pieces (like dejeuners), from 1806 in particular plates with the entire well decorated with a painting, often mythological scenes, from 1816 serving platters and porcelain panels based on old masters. Emperor Franz enjoyed giving his work as gifts, with many ending up in England. Many of his pieces are in public or private collections.

Lit.:
Thieme-Becker, VI. p 197:Franz Caucig, painter, (Görz 3.12.1762–1.8.1828 Vienna), studied in Vienna, Bologna and Rome, and then Mantua and Venice, painting historical and ancient mythological scenes, portraits in classicising style and studies of major High Renaissance frescoes, from 1796–1828 co-rector, from 1799 professor of history painting, from 1820 director of the painting and sculpture school at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, as well as supervision of the fine art department at the Porcelain Manufactory. 2000 drawings by Prof Kauzick are owned by the Viennese Academy. Artistic quality and pictorial concept stand up to comparison with Angelika Kauffmann, (Chur 17411807 Rome),.

Lit.:
W. Mrazek, W. Neuwirth, Wiener Porzellan 1718–1864, MAK 1970, p 39: Johann Claudius (Klaudius) Herr, (b. Vienna 1775), history and landscape painter, No. 72, until 1838 at the Manufactory, from 1791 apprenticeship in figure painting, from 1793 pupil at the Academy, in 1795 he was awarded second place in the Gundel Prize, from 1801 directed the premier figure painting class, from 1806 mythological themes, 1818/19 working on the Wellington Service, in 1834 exhibited porcelain picture, ‘Jupiter and Thetis’ after Füger at the Viennese Art Exhibition, from 1835 director of figure painting; p 34: Caucig Franz, (b. Görz 3.12.1762, d., Vienna 18.11.1828). From 1796 corrector, as of 1799 professor at the Vienna Academy, from 1820 director, paintings in the neoclassical style, mythological subjects; supervision of the advanced work at the Porcelain Manufactory. 1821 resident at An der Wien No. 543;

Lit.:
Ksenija Rozman, Franc Kavcic / Caucig, Themes of Antiquity, Ljublana 2010, p 64 ”Themes from Homer and Related Tales”, ill., titled “Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes”. Originale drawing by Caucig: graphite, brown ink, brown-grey wash, 490 x 705 mm, re. u.: Academy stamp, Lugt 1628 Fondazione Palazzo Coronini Cronberg, Görz, Inv. No. 2184;

Provenance:
Collection Franz Jäger II., copper print collection Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, (Inv. 1695) Acquired 22.11.1962 by Guglielmo Cpount Coronini Cronberg, and passed to his endowment after his death 1990.

Lit.:
Rozman 1978, 146; Drigo 1995; Faenza 2009, 33, 101.
Some sales from the 1838 legacy Franz Jäger II.