Ernst Gebauer

Friedrich Wilhelm III. by Ernst Gebauer, 1829

Ernst Gebauer (born May 23, 1782 in Lietzen , † July 7, 1865 in Berlin ) was a Prussian portrait and court painter .

His works from the Wars of Liberation against Napoleonic rule are particularly well known . Prussia's King Friedrich Wilhelm III. had his training promoted after Gebauer had sent him a copy of a Christ's head in 1811 and gave the painter a gift of money. A portrait of Blücher was reproduced as a copper engraving at Gebauer's suggestion in 1815; the 900 thalers raised went to injured soldiers. In 1816 Gebauer published a portrait of the king; The 89,000 thalers redeemed from this and in other ways up to 1836 were used for charitable purposes, among other things the money went to an orphanage.

Web links

Commons : Ernst Gebauer - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Joachim Großmann: Artists, Court and Bourgeoisie: Life and Work of Painters in Prussia 1786–1850 , pp. 162 ff. (Digitized version)

personal data
SURNAME	Gebauer, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German portrait painter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 23, 1782
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lietzen
DATE OF DEATH	July 7, 1865
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Joachim Großmann: Artists, Court and Bourgeoisie: Life and Work of Painters in Prussia 1786–1850 , pp. 162 ff. (Digitized version)