Friedrich von Amerling

Friedrich von Amerling, an Austrian court painter, captured the essence of 19th-century aristocracy and middle class in over 1000 portraits.

ABOUT

Born in Vienna in 1803, Friedrich von Amerling rose to become one of the most prominent Austrian portrait painters of the 19th century, serving as court painter to Franz Josef from 1835 to 1880. His artistic journey began at the Academy of Arts in Vienna, followed by studies in Prague. Crucial to his development were his travels to London in 1827-1828, where he was profoundly influenced by the renowned portrait painter Thomas Lawrence, and to Paris, where he studied with Hor…

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NOTABLE WORKS

young woman in bed, playing with child 1828 · Führermuseum portrait Ratzeburg-Wartenburg, profile to right 1828 · Führermuseum Portrait of a girl 1828 · Führermuseum Portrait of a peasant 1828 · Führermuseum Portrait of the painter Josef Redl 1828 · Belvedere Andreas Amerling 1829 · Hungarian National Gallery

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Thomas LawrenceRomantic Portraiture Horace VernetAcademic Painting Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresNeoclassicism