Johannes Endletzberger - Greeting Card, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Johannes Joseph Endletzberger was born in 1782 in St. Polten (Austria) and began his career as an engraver of coins and banknotes in Vienna and Prague. Accustomed to working in a small format, he later translated those skills to the crafting of jewel-like compositions on cards. From about 1815 until 1840, he ran an atelier where he employed several artisans who created luxury greeting cards.