Before revision: The middle class growth originated in the Industrial Revolution in Britain and many Biedermeier designs owe their simplicity to Georgian lines of the 19th century, as the proliferation of design publications reached the loose German states and the Austrian Empire.Austria-Hungary did not exist until 1867 The Biedermeier style was a simplified interpretation of the influential French Empire style of Napoleon I , which introduced the romance of ancient Roman Empire styles, adapting these to modern early 19th century households.
After revision: The middle class growth originated in the Industrial Revolution in Britain and many Biedermeier designs owe their simplicity to Georgian lines of the 19th century, as the proliferation of design publications reached the German states and the Austrian Empire.Austria-Hungary did not exist until 1867 The Biedermeier style was a simplified interpretation of the influential French Empire style of Napoleon , which introduced the romance of ancient Roman Empire styles, adapting these to modern early 19th century households.