Heinrich Justus Schneider

Heinrich Justus Schneider (born July 20, 1811 in Coburg , † July 26, 1884 in Gotha ) was a German painter and draftsman of realism .

Life

He grew up in Coburg. He received his artistic training from 1838 to 1840 at the Munich Academy a . a. with Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld , then in Antwerp in Gustave Wappers' studio . In 1849, Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha appointed him director of the picture gallery and the copper engraving cabinet in Gotha and promoted him to "ducal Saxon court councilor".

His paintings mostly belong to the historical genre, he also created excellent watercolors in which he a. a. Thuringian landscapes, buildings and people characters. His estate is partly owned by the Royal Collection in London and partly owned by his descendants.

gallery

Gotha from the northeast (1840)
Entry of Duke Ernst II and his bride into Coburg (1842)
The song festival in Gotha (1845)
The Gotha Winter Palace (approx. 1850)
Orangery Gotha (approx. 1850)
The chapel Reinhardsbrunn (1858)
The fountain on the terrace of Rosenau Castle (1845)
The unveiling of the Prince Consort statue in Coburg (1866)
The grave island in Gotha Castle Park (approx. 1850)

literature

Carl Ruland: Schneider, Heinrich Justus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 124.
Millar, D .: The Victorian Watercolors in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen , 2 volumes, London 1995

Web links

Commons : Heinrich Justus Schneider - Collection of images, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Schneider, Heinrich Justus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter and draftsman of realism
DATE OF BIRTH	July 20, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH	Coburg
DATE OF DEATH	July 26, 1884
Place of death	Gotha