Fritz L'Allemand

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Fritz L'Allemand. Graphic by Adolf Neumann

Fritz L'Allemand (born May 24, 1812 in Hanau , † September 20, 1866 in Vienna ) was an Austrian history painter .

origin

He comes from a family of artists. His grandfather Konrad Marcus Christian L'Allemand was an engraver like his father. His parents were Siegmund Wilhelm Christoph L'Allemand (1774–1856) and his wife Klara Anna Maria Gesser (1788–1855). His brother Konrad (1809–1880) was a medalist in Frankfurt am Main and Hanover, his other brother Thaddäus (1810–1872) was also an engraver in Vienna.

Life

Emperor Franz Joseph on the garden steps on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Foundation of the Military Order of Maria Theresa (1857)

Fritz moved with these parents to Vienna in 1826, where he went to school. From 1827 he studied at the Vienna Academy under Josef Klieber and Joseph von Führich . He was also sponsored by Johann Peter Krafft . In 1835 he made his first public as an artist in appearance until 1838 he painted in the studio from Friedrich Schilcher .

From portrait and genre painting he subsequently turned to historical depictions of war. He found motifs from the Austrian campaigns in the coalition wars of 1809, the revolution of 1849 in northern Italy and the German-Danish War of 1864. He also worked as an illustrator for military costume works. In spite of his true nature, he knew how to interpret the material artistically and design it skillfully. His battle pictures found a special patron in the then Emperor Franz Joseph I.

His nephew Siegmund L'Allemand (1840–1910) was also a well-known painter, whom he taught in his youth. From 1848 he was an academic member of the Vienna Academy, from 1861 a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus . Fritz L'Allemand died on September 20, 1866 in Vienna and was buried in the Matzleinsdorf evangelical cemetery .

Some of his works are now in the Vienna Army History Museum .

family

He married Maria Anna Brunner (1827–1901) daughter of Johann Adam Brunner and Therese Wies in Vienna in 1849 . The couple had two sons who both died young.

Works (selection)

  • Scene from the encampment near Cavalcaselle , 1854, oil on canvas, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna.
  • Parade of Austrian troops in front of Milan, before the revolution of 1848 , oil on canvas, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien.
  • Scene from the battle on the Mincio , 1853, oil on canvas, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna.
  • The battle at Oeversee on February 6, 1864 , 1866, oil on canvas, Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Vienna.
  • Emperor Franz Joseph I on the garden steps of Schönbrunn Palace on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Maria Theresa Order , oil on canvas, Schönbrunn Palace , billiard room
  • Banquet in the Great Gallery of Schönbrunn Palace on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Maria Theresa Order , oil on canvas, Schönbrunn Palace, billiard room

literature

Web links

Commons : Fritz L'Allemand  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Schöny:  L'Allemand Friedrich (Fritz). In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 408.
  2. ↑ on evangelischerfriedhof11.at ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed September 25, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.evangelischerfriedhof11.at
  3. ^ The world of the Habsburgs on habsburger.net, accessed on November 28, 2012
  4. ^ The world of the Habsburgs on habsburger.net, accessed on November 28, 2012
personal data
SURNAME L'Allemand, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES L'Allemand, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian history painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanau
DATE OF DEATH September 20, 1866
Place of death Vienna