József Borsos

Jozsef Borsos (21 December 1821, in Veszprém – 19 August 1883, in Budapest) was a Hungarian portrait painter and photographer; best known for his genre paintings in the Biedermeier style.

In 1843, he changed schools again, attending a private academy operated by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller.

Financially successful, he lost most of his money speculating in the stock market, and returned to Budapest in 1861.

There, he chose to abandon painting and opened a photography studio, together with a painter and photographer known as Doctor Albert [hu].

Once again, he was able to accumulate a considerable fortune, but gave up photography and opened a restaurant, the "Szép Juhászné", which he ran for the rest of his life.