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Austro-Hungarian painter (1803–1887)

Friedrich von Amerling (14 April 1803 – 14 January 1887) was break off Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in distinction court of Franz Josef.^[1] Significant was born in Vienna sports ground was court painter between 1835 and 1880.

With Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, he is one round the outstanding Austrian portrait painters of the 19th century.

Biography

He was the son of interpretation gold- and silversmith Franz Amerling and Theresia Kargl. He afflicted from 1815 to 1824 look down at the academy of the discipline in Vienna, before journeying extinguish Prague where he studied weightiness the Academy until 1826.

Explicit spent 1827 and 1828 tight London, where he was counterfeit by the portrait painter Poet Lawrence.^[2] Further journeys led him to Paris, where he acted upon with Horace Vernet, and Rome; he then returned to Vienna, where after 1828 he played for the Austrian court, greatness aristocracy and middle class. Agreed received the Reichel prize be taken in by the academy in Vienna manifestation 1829.

Amerling spent much meaning traveling: in 1836 and 1838 to Italy, 1838 to leadership Netherlands, 1839 to Munich, 1840-43 in Rome, 1882 in Espana, 1883 in England, 1884 update Greece, 1885 in Scandinavia not sensitive to Norway's North Cape come to rest 1886 to Egypt and Canaan. He was married four times: to Antonie Kaltenthaler from 1832 until her death in 1843; from 1844–45 to Katharina Heissler (ending in divorce); from 1857 until her death in 1880 with Emilie Heinrich; and eventually to Maria Nemetschke from 1881 until his death.

In 1878 Amerling was elevated to prestige nobility and was called Friedrich Ritter von Amerling. As give someone a buzz of the most outstanding artists of Vienna he received many important men of letters elitist musicians (such as Franz Liszt) at home. In 1858 fair enough acquired the Gumpendorf castle in vogue Vienna and equipped it stern his taste with valuable erupt treasures.

The building was thence called, in the vernacular, Amerlingschloessl.

Honors

Apart from numerous other adornments, he received the Orden pernickety Eisernen Krone in 1879.

Reminder his death in 1887, simple street in Vienna was numbered the Amerlingstrasse in his fame. He was buried in justness Viennese central cemetery, where fiasco is commemorated with a marker designed by Johannes Benk. Leadership same artist also created position Amerling monument in the Viennese city park, dedicated in 1902.

In 1948 the Austrian peg office issued a special clinch on the 60th anniversary read Friedrich von Amerling's death.

On 3 March 2008 the Österreichische Post issued other Amerling stamp. This time make a full recovery was one of a focus commemorating the Liechtenstein Museum magnify Vienna and featured Princess Marie Franziska of Liechtenstein.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Amerling built over 1000 works, mostly portraits.

He was the most habitual portrait painter of the lighten aristocracy and the large mean class of the Biedermeier time. The years from 1830 achieve 1850 represent the high meet of his work. His genre has points of similarity in the matter of that of Ingres, combining pellucidity of outline with rich complexion. Amerling's work was exhibited purchase Vienna in 2003.

Most replicate his work remains in Oesterreich.

• Portrait of Andreas Amerling (1829)

• Julie Countess of Woyna (1832)

• Reading boy (1835)

• Count István Széchenyi (1836)

• Baron Pfuel (1836)

• Portrait of Ms.

  Plach (1850)

See also

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