Emanuel Thomas Peter

Emanuel Thomas Peter (born February 28, 1799 in Jägerndorf ; † July 6, 1873 in Vienna ) was an Austrian miniature painter .

Peter was born the son of a draper in Jägerndorf, Austrian Silesia . In 1817 he began training as a stonemason in his birthplace . From 1818 he studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna . Then he worked abroad for a few years. In 1830 he returned to Vienna and is one of Moritz Daffinger's students . There he was also known as a miniature painter .

His works are now in various public collections in Germany , Austria and Czechoslovakia . However, most of the works are in private hands. Most of its originals are dated between 1828 and 1860. He often only signed his works in short form with E. Peter. His focus was on subtle portraits of women in watercolor and gouache techniques . Peter also often copied other masterpieces which he then recreated in miniature formats. These works were very popular at the time. In 1866/67 these copies, mostly painted in watercolor, were exhibited in the Kunstverein in Vienna.

Works (selection)

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  Marie Amalie von Baden , miniature on ivory after a portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler

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  Watercolor on porcelain, 14 × 12 cm, Countess Therese Thun in a black silk dress and lace bonnet

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  Watercolor on ivory, 7 × 5.5 cm oval, Countess Marie Chotek

literature

• Constantin von Wurzbach : Peter, Emanuel . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 22nd part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1870, p. 70 ( digital copy ).
• Heinz Schöny:  Peter, Emanuel Thomas. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 440.

Web links

Commons : Emanuel Thomas Peter  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Works by Emanuel Thomas Peter at Christie's auction house