![A painting depicting a candlelit kitchen full of people. Several couples dance in the middle of the room. Approximately 30 other people sit or stand around the room. On the right side of the painting, three musicians play stringed instruments and a flute. There is a dog in the foreground, and a man is reaching up to light a candle in the background.](https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MAYR-A-Kitchen-Ball-at-Sulphur-Springs-Virginia-52_9_23-520x365.jpg)
Christian Friedrich Mayr (artist)
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Christian Friedrich Mayr was a German-American artist known for his portraits and genre paintings. Mayr trained in Germany as a portraitist. He probably visited White Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia) in search of commissions.
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![A painting depicting a candlelit kitchen full of people. Several couples dance in the middle of the room. Approximately 30 other people sit or stand around the room. On the right side of the painting, three musicians play stringed instruments and a flute. There is a dog in the foreground, and a man is reaching up to light a candle in the background.](https://learn.ncartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MAYR-A-Kitchen-Ball-at-Sulphur-Springs-Virginia-52_9_23-520x365.jpg)