Karl Postl (painter)

Most of his work was in the field of graphic design, but a few paintings by his hand exist; some are in the collection of the National Gallery in Prague.

His students included Josef Šembera, Vincenc Morstadt, Joseph Frederick Zwettler and Antonin Manes, the latter also became successor at the Academy.

Then from 1804, Postl worked as a theatrical scene painter at the Estates Theatre, where he was later replaced by Antonin Machek.

His work blends classicism and romanticism patterns both Viennese and French ( inspired by the likes of Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin ).

His landscape work was generally focused on panoramic views of Prague, which were often presented in graphic albums.