The artistic legacy of the Schöfft family of painters is preserved in the countries Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Serbia. The workshop has been functioning between 1775 and 1850, founded by Joseph Schöfft (Doberchau, 1742 – Pest, 1808) the Elder, learned his craft in the workshop in Saxony. He arrived to Pest (today is a part of Budapest) through Vienna. In Pest he has been highly respected, which is testified by his workshop being the name-giver to „Malergasse”.