SIR WALTER FIRLE

Sir Walter Firle was a Polish painter from Wroclaw. His works belong to the Academic era. As a genre-painter, Firle depicted scenes of everyday life in most of his works. However, he also found inspiration in landscapes, religious scenes, cityscapes, and portraiture. Firle had even painted members of the Bavarian Royal Family. The painting entitled “Fairy Tale” is perhaps Firle’s best-known work. Eventually, historical portraits done by Firle would be used to design postage stamps in Bavaria.