Franz Wilhelm Harsewinkel

Franz Wilhelm Harsewinkel (born November 6, 1796 in Wiedenbrück , † March 3, 1872 in Münster ) was a geometer , government conductor and amateur painter .

Life

Franz Wilhelm Harsewinkel was born in Wiedenbrück on November 6, 1796 as the son of a dignitary family. His parents were Johan Heinrich Wilhelm Ludwig Harsewinkel (1763-1820) and Helena Greve (1770-1837). He was baptized on November 7, 1796 in Wiedenbrück.

After Harsewinkel trained as a land surveyor , he worked as a government conductor, i.e. as a building supervisor or on surveying work, in Münster , Westphalia . As a sideline he worked as a painter and drawing teacher . So far eight works, including portraits , religious pictures and a view of the town from Münster, have been identified.

Harsewinkel died on March 3, 1872 in Münster.

Works

• Girl with a rose , around 1835, oil on canvas, 100.5 × 69.0 cm
• The emigrants to America , around 1850, oil on canvas, 63.5 × 79 cm

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  Girl with a rose, around 1835

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  The emigrants to America, around 1850

literature

• Petra Koch: Franz Wilhelm Harsewinkel: The emigrants to America, around 1850 . In: Westphalian State Museum for Art and Cultural History Münster (Hrsg.): The work of art of the month . June 1993. Münster 1993.