Carl Spitzweg
(1808 - 1885)
 

Carl Spitzweg was a German romantic painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Spitzweg

The Flower Friend
Ca. 1855-1860
Oil on canvas
38 x 30 cm
Grohmann Museum at Milwaukee School of Engineering

The man in the foreground has discreetly turned his back on the lovers on the upper left, while attending to his garden, wearing an elegant dressing gown and a foldable cap on his head. In addition to the wonderful rose bush he also grows ivy and coltsfoot, and even has a pot with an agave cactus.