Heinrich Ambros Eckert
Heinrich Ambros Eckert (also Heinrich Ambrosius Eckert ; born October 16, 1807 in Würzburg , † February 10, 1840 in Munich ) was a German history , battle and genre painter and lithographer .
Life
Heinrich Ambros Eckert was the son of a master butcher. After his apprenticeship with Carl Caspar Fesel , he enrolled on November 2, 1825 at the Munich Royal Academy of Fine Arts for the subject of history painting, where he oriented himself towards Peter von Hess and Albrecht Adam . Study trips took him to Tyrol and France, in 1831 he traveled to Paris, from there to Brittany and Normandy; possibly he also visited Russia. In 1834 he returned to Munich. From 1835 to 1840 he created around 800 lithographs for the comprehensive work: All of Europe's troops in collaboration with Dietrich Monten . The work was published by Christian Weiß in Würzburg between 1838 and 1843. In addition to war and hunting scenes, battle paintings and depictions of horses, he also painted sea and port views.
Illustrations
- The German Armed Forces in characteristic groups , Frankfurt am Main, Weidlich, ( reprint )
- The German Armed Forces and the Swiss Army , Dortmund, Harenberg, ( Reprint )
literature
- Karl Bosl (ed.), Bosl's Bavarian biography 8000 personalities from 15 centuries , Pustet, Regensburg, ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 , p. 164
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eckert, Heinrich Ambros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckert, Heinrich Ambrosius (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history, battle and genre painter and lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1840 |
| Place of death | Munich |