Friedrich Schneider (painter)
Friedrich August Schneider (born April 22, 1799 in Freiberg , † July 2, 1855 in Berthelsdorf ) was a German artillery officer and battle painter .
life and work
Little is known to art historical research about the education and life of Friedrich Schneider . He must have started painting quite early , before he also decided on a military career. He took part in the Napoleonic Wars . The paintings The Battle of Dresden and the Battle of Kulm , in which he participated as a fourteen-year-old soldier, date from this period .
Works
- The Battle of Kulm , 1824. Oil on canvas, 112 × 170 cm, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum , Vienna .
- The Battle of Dresden , around 1820. Oil on canvas, Dresden City Museum
literature
- Ulrich Thieme (ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Leipzig, 1912.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulrich Thieme (ed.), General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present. Leipzig, 1936, XXX, 193.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schneider, Friedrich August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artillery officer and battle painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 2, 1855 |
| Place of death | Berthelsdorf |