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Joseph Willibrord Mähler (1778 Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein – 20 June 1860 Vienna) was a German painter. His parents were Franz Josef Mähler and Anna Johanna née Vacano. He first served an apprenticeship in Dresden with Anton Graff to become a painter and later on he continued with his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Mähler then decided to start a civil career and he became an officer of the secret service Geheime Kabinettskanzlei (secret chancellery) in Vienna.
