Franz Wilhelm Schön
Franz Wilhelm Schön (* 1784 in Cologne ; † November 5, 1871 in Lons-le-Saunier ) was a German history , landscape and portrait painter .
Life
Schön was probably already trained as an artist before 1811, at least a first artistic activity in Cologne can be verified for this year. From 1811 Schön stayed in Paris for further artistic training, where he became a student at the École des beaux-arts and in Antoine-Jean Gros' studio . Before 1839 he moved to Lons-le-Saunier, where he worked as a painter and painting restorer until his death.
Works (selection)
- Portrait de Mr Tamisier, maire de Lons-le-Saunier en 1815, 1830 et 1831 , around 1831, oil / canvas, 59.5 × 48.6 cm, inv. No. L 208, Lons-le-Saunier, Musée des beaux-arts.
- Chasse au lièvre (Trophée de chasse) , undated, oil / canvas, 79.6 × 112.3 cm, inv. No. L 8, Lons-le-Saunier, Musée des beaux-arts.
- Chasse aux oiseaux (Trophée de chasse) , undated, oil / canvas, 78.5 × 111.5 cm, inv. No. L 7, Lons-le-Saunier, Musée des beaux-arts.
literature
- Fine, Franz Wilhelm . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 220 .
- Frauke Josenhans: Schön, Franz Wilhelm (Schoen, François-Guillaume). In: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843. De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-029063-9 , pp. 260–261 (reading sample, p. 261 books.google.de ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Paris, ENSBA, Ms. 823, Registre des élèves de l'Académie royale de peinture et sculpture de Paris, 1778-1813. P. 363.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fine, Franz Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history, landscape and portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1871 |
| Place of death | Lons-le-Saunier |