Kobell (artist family)

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Kobell or von Kobell was a family of artists in Palatinate-Bavaria and the Netherlands. Her progenitor's name was Johann Heinrich Kobell. His younger son of the same name moved from Mannheim to Rotterdam and founded the Dutch branch of the family.

Palatinate-Bavarian branch

  • Ferdinand Kobell (1740–1799), landscape painter, engraver and eraser
  • Franz Kobell (1749–1822), painter, etcher and draftsman
  • Innozenz Kobell (1765–1838), Bavarian Higher Appeal Judge
  • Wilhelm von Kobell (1766–1853), landscape, animal and battle painter
  • Egid von Kobell (1772–1847), member of the Bavarian State Council, envoy to Greece
  • Franz von Kobell (1779–1850), General Secretary of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior
  • Sebastian von Kobell (1801–1875), General Secretary of the Bavarian State Council
  • Franz von Kobell (1803–1882), mineralogist and writer
  • Luise von Kobell married Eisenhart (1827–1901), writer
  • Ludwig von Kobell (1840–1907), Bavarian administrative and court official
  • Friedrich von Kobell (1845–1910), Bavarian major general

Dutch branch

  • Hendrik Kobell (1751–1779), marine painter, draftsman and etcher
  • Jan Kobell (1756–1833), engraver and art dealer
  • Jan Baptist Kobell (1778–1814), animal painter
  • Anna Kobell (1795–1847), painter
  • Jan Kobell (1800–1838), landscape painter

Tribe list

  1. Johann Heinrich Kobell (* in Upper Hesse), 1716 in Frankfurt am Main, 1720 in Mannheim
    1. Balthasar Kobell († 1762 in Mannheim) Tax officer in Mannheim
      1. Ferdinand Kobell (* 1740 in Mannheim, † 1799 in Munich), landscape painter, engraver and etcher
        1. Innozenz Kobell (* 1765 in Mannheim, † 1838 in Munich) Bavarian Higher Appeal Judge
        2. Wilhelm von Kobell (* 1766 in Mannheim, † 1853 in Munich), landscape, animal and battle painter
          1. Sebastian von Kobell (* 1801 in Munich: † 1875 ibid), Secretary General of the Bavarian State Council
            1. Ludwig von Kobell (* 1840 in Munich; † 1907), Bavarian administrative and court official
        3. Egid von Kobell (* 1772 in Mannheim, † 1847 in Munich), member of the Bavarian State Council, envoy to Greece
        4. Franz von Kobell (* 1779 in Mannheim, † 1850 in Munich), General Secretary of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior
          1. Franz von Kobell (* 1803 in Munich; † 1882 there), mineralogist and writer
            1. Luise von Kobell married Eisenhart (* 1827 in Munich; † 1901 there), a writer
      2. Franz Kobell (* 1749 in Mannheim; † 1822 in Munich), painter, etcher and draftsman
    2. Johann Heinrich Kobell, art dealer, 1755 in Rotterdam
      1. Hendrik Kobell (* 1751 in Rotterdam; † 1779 there), marine painter, draftsman and etcher
        1. Jan Baptist Kobell (* 1778 in Delfshagen; † 1814 in Amsterdam), animal painter
      2. Jan Kobell (* 1756 in Rotterdam; † 1833 there), engraver and art dealer
        1. Anna Kobell (* 1795 in Gouda, † 1847 in Rotterdam), painter
        2. Jan Kobell (* 1800 in Rotterdam; † 1838 there), landscape painter

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