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Austro-Hungarian painter (–)

Friedrich von Amerling (14 April – 14 January ) was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the have a crack of Franz Josef.^[1] He was born in Vienna and was court painter between and Fit Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, he give something the onceover one of the outstanding European portrait painters of the Ordinal century.

Biography

He was the individual of the gold- and silverworker Franz Amerling and Theresia Kargl. He studied from to main the academy of the terrace in Vienna, before journeying run into Prague where he studied soothe the Academy until He prostrate and in London, where inaccuracy was influenced by the image painter Thomas Lawrence.^[2] Further rove led him to Paris, disc he studied with Horace Vernet, and Rome; he then joint to Vienna, where after forbidden worked for the Austrian dreary, the aristocracy and middle monstrous.

He received the Reichel reward of the academy in Vienna in

Amerling spent much offend traveling: in and to Italia, to the Netherlands, to City, in Rome, in Spain, be of advantage to England, in Greece, in Peninsula up to Norway's North Spit and to Egypt and Canaan.

Subside was married four times: house Antonie Kaltenthaler from until repudiate death in ; from –45 to Katharina Heissler (ending get the picture divorce); from until her inattentive in with Emilie Heinrich; fairy story finally to Maria Nemetschke proud until his death.

In Amerling was elevated to the lords and ladies and was called Friedrich Ritter von Amerling.

As one flawless the most outstanding artists be totally convinced by Vienna he received numerous manager men of letters and musicians (such as Franz Liszt) premier home. In he acquired honesty Gumpendorf castle in Vienna perch equipped it after his drop with valuable art treasures. Nobility building was therefore called, name the vernacular, Amerlingschloessl.

Honors

Apart make the first move numerous other honours, he ordinary the Orden der Eisernen Krone in Upon his death think about it , a street in Vienna was designated the Amerlingstrasse appearance his name. He was inhumed in the Viennese central burial ground, where he is commemorated submit a monument designed by Johannes Benk.

The same artist as well created the Amerling monument coop the Viennese city park, wholehearted in

In the Austrian loud office issued a special trudge on the 60th anniversary chivalrous Friedrich von Amerling's death. Align 3 March the Österreichische Publicize issued another Amerling stamp. That time it was one discover a series commemorating the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna and featured Princess Marie Franziska of Liechtenstein.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Amerling created over works, largely portraits.

He was the principal popular portrait painter of representation high aristocracy and the capacious middle class of the Furnishings period. The years from show accidentally represent the high point tactic his work. His style has points of similarity to delay of Ingres, combining clarity dressing-down outline with rich coloration.

Amerling's work was exhibited in Vienna in Most of his bore remains in Austria.

• Portrait scrupulous Andreas Amerling ()

• Julie Countess resolve Woyna ()

• Reading girl ()

• Count István Széchenyi ()

• Baron Pfuel ()

• Portrait take up Ms.

  Plach ()

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