Swiss reverse glass painter from the Abesch family (active in the 17th/18th century in Sursee/Canton Lucerne) or neighbourhood Dazzling of St Leodegar of Autun Reverse glass painting. Finely painted, Baroque devotional painting with a scenic depiction of the martyrdom. Stylistically, there are obvious references to the family of reverse glass painters Johann Peter Abesch (1661 - 1731) and his equally talented daughter Anna Maria Barbara Abesch (1706 - 1773), who were active in Sursee, Switzerland. In addition, there is the motif, as St Leodegar is the patron saint of the canton and city of Lucerne, and the Hofkirche St Leodegar dedicated to him is one of Lucerne's main churches; moreover, one of Anna Maria Barbara Abesch's works is in the church's treasury. 20.5 cm x 16 cm, in an oval. Frame. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - Part II. Swiss painter of the Abesch family (or circle) active 17th/18th in Sursee, canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Reverse painting on glass depicting the Martyrdom of Leodegar of Poitiers.