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The painting of the paper manufacturer is a classic status portrait. This is borne out by Pachner\u2019s pose, pointing to the factory building in the background, and by the family coat of arms painted bottom left; the inscription FUNDATOR NEUSIDLII VINDOB: 1801 explains: Pachner was the founder of the paper factory in Klein-Neusiedl, south-east of Vienna. For this painting, Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder, who otherwise worked for the high aristocracy, used the combination of portrait and factory building as a narrative. The factory had been built, starting in 1793, on a extensive plot of land beside the River Fischa, which flows into the Danube a little to the north. In addition, the company owner built several residential buildings to house the majority of his 350 employees and their families. The company was a huge success, for in less than ten years Klein-Neusiedl was producing the paper for all the banknotes of the \u201ck. k. priv. Nationalbank\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder Paper Manufacturer Ignaz Theodor Pachner of Eggenstorf (1760\u20131814), in the background the Klein-Neusiedl paper-mill 1801 Roland Collection The painting of the paper manufacturer is a classic status portrait. This is borne out by Pachner\u2019s pose, pointing to the factory building in the background, and by the family coat of […]<\/p>\n