Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch

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Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch

Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch (born September 29, 1788 in Stuttgart , † September 7, 1864 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish architect and painter of German origin.

origin

Hetsch was the son of the painter Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch and his first wife Louise Friederike Wilhelmine Scholl.

Life

After completing school in Stuttgart, Hetsch began to study mathematics at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen . But after two semesters he moved back to Stuttgart and began to study architecture with Gottlieb Christian Eberhard von Etzel .

When his father Philipp Friedrich went to Paris in 1808 , Hetsch joined him. From 1809, Hetsch studied there at the École des Beaux-Arts under Charles Percier and later under his pupil Louis-Hippolyte Lebas . With the help of his teachers, Hetsch became an employee of Jean-Baptiste Rondelet . After some preparatory work, Hetsch Rondelets became the site manager for the work on the Panthéon . Forced by the political situation, Hetsch returned to Germany in 1812 and settled in Stuttgart. There he was able to successfully pass his master builder exam in the same year .

Since the wars of liberation prevented any professional practice, Hetsch went on a study trip to Rome . There he made the acquaintance of the Danish architect Peder Malling , who made him a. a. with the landscape painter Johan Fredrik Eckersberg and the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen . When Malling went back to Copenhagen in October 1815, Hetsch joined him.

As early as 1816, Hetsch got a job as a lecturer at the School of Ornamentation , where he taught future architects. This school was affiliated with the Academy of Fine Arts and supported by it. For his lessons, Hetsch began to create a collection of drawings, which were intended as templates for his students. This collection was bought from him by the Danish court in 1818 and left for further use. Through his work as a lecturer, Hetsch soon made friends with the architect Christian Frederik Hansen .

In 1820 the Academy accepted Hetsch as a member and in 1822 he was granted Danish citizenship. In 1822, at the age of 34, Hetsch was appointed professor for perspective at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen . There he was significantly involved in the design and construction of the New Synagogue , in some new buildings at the University of Copenhagen and in the construction of the later Catholic Cathedral of St. Ansgar .

Together with Christian Frederik Hansen, Hetsch redesigned the interior of Christiansborg Palace . It was through this work that the court became aware of him and from 1828 Hetsch was entrusted with the management of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory . Between 1829 and 1830, Hetsch traveled to Germany, France and Italy in order, according to his own statements, to "trace modern building". In 1851 he visited the World Exhibition in London with a government delegation and four years later the World Exhibition in Paris .

Gustav Friedrich von Hetsch died on September 7, 1864 in Copenhagen at the age of almost 76. The sculptor Edvard Harald Bentzen created a monument in Copenhagen in 1902 to commemorate him .

family

On August 28, 1823, Hetsch married Annette Hansen (1795-1827), a daughter of his friend Christian Frederik Hansen, in Copenhagen. When she died on November 21, 1827, Hetsch kept the obligatory year of mourning and in early 1829 married the sister of his late wife, Carolina Amalie Augusta (1800–1874). With her he had a son, the later painter Christian Fredrik Hetsch (1830–1903).

Fonts

  • Instructions for studying the perspective and its application . Tauchnitz, Leipzig 1894
  • Fortenigner for Haandvaerkere (serving sheets for craftsmen). Gyldendal , Copenhagen 1839/42 (12 parts)
  • Carthaginian religion . With 4 copper panels and an architectural explanation. Schubothe, Copenhagen 1824 (12 parts)

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personal data
SURNAME Hetsch, Gustav Friedrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect and painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1788
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 1864
Place of death Copenhagen