Franz’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Mill by the Stream
Franz Edmund Weirotter Austrian, 1730-1771

Plate from, Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Plate from, Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Plates 5-7, from Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Plate 8, from Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Frontispice from Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Plate from, Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Plate from, Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Plates 9-11, from Nella Venuta
Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730–1771) after Etienne de Lavallée-Poussin (French, 1735–1802)

Horse, Cart and Peasants on Road by Old Houses
Pieter Mulier (Dutch, c. 1637-1701) or Franz Edmund Weirotter (Austrian, 1730-1771) or Barend Gael (Dutch, c. 1620-1687/1703)

The Bewitched Mill
Franz Marc German, 1880–1916

Painting
Franz Kline American, 1910-1962

Shovel
Franz Kline American, 1910-1962

"'The unwelcome hints of Mr. Shepherd, his Agent,' Chapter I" frontispiece for Jane Austen's Persuasion
Charles Edmund Brock English, 1870-1938

Child
Edmund Giesbert American, born Germany, 1893-1971

Untitled
Franz Kline American, 1910-1962

Rosewater Ewer and Basin
Franz Dotte, active c. 1595-1600 Germany, Nuremberg

Sleeping Shepherdess
Franz Marc German, 1880-1916

Mezzetino
Modeler: Bustelli, Franz Anton German, 1723-1763, b. Switzerland

Landscape with River and Distant Hills
Franz Kobell German, 1749-1822