Anton Hahnisch
Anton Hähnisch (born October 28, 1817 in Vienna , † 1897 in Karlsruhe ) was an Austrian painter , draftsman and lithographer .
Anton Hähnisch studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . After graduating, he went on several study trips and stayed longer in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main . Since 1836 he exhibited his works in Vienna's St. Annahof .
He also visited Paris , London and Edinburgh between 1850 and 1862 , and Rome from 1872–1873 . After returning home, he settled in Berlin and in the last years of his life in Karlsruhe .
Hahnisch created miniature portraits, watercolors (also on ivory and frosted glass) and pastels .
He became known as a portraitist of the nobility and princely houses, including Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and his sister Luise of Prussia , later Grand Duchess of Baden. He also portrayed the writer Franz Grillparzer .
Hänisch also made numerous portrait lithographs .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Hahnisch, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1861, p. 175 ( digitized version ).
- Hahnich, Anton . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 15 : Gresse – Hanselmann . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1922, p. 428-429 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chicken, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter, draftsman and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1897 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |