Ludwig Döll
Friedrich Ludwig Theodor Döll , also Friedrich-Ludwig-Theodor Döll and Friedrich Ludwig Theodor Doell (born February 10, 1789 in Gotha , † July 29, 1863 in Altenburg ) was a German portrait painter, son of the sculptor Friedrich Wilhelm Eugen Döll .
He began his art painting apprenticeship in Gotha with his father and with Johann Christian Kühner , continued it in Weimar in 1805 with the Swiss Johann Heinrich Meyer , a friend of Goethe.
From 1806 he studied at the Dresden Academy with the history and portrait painter Josef Mathias Grassi .
As early as 1808 he painted a portrait of King Friedrich August I of Saxony . From 1809 to 1811 and from 1817 to 1821 Döll accompanied his master Grassi to Italy .
From 1812 Döll worked in Altenburg, where he taught at the drawing school.
Döll painted the portrait of Duke August von Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg around 1822 and the portrait of Princess Luise von Sachsen Coburg and Saalfeld with children around 1823/24 .
literature
- Bénézit 1999
- Busses 1977
- Thieme / Becker 1907–1950
- Witt Checklist 1978
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Döll, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Döll, Friedrich Ludwig Theodor (full name); Döll, Friedrich-Ludwig-Theodor (full name); Doell, Friedrich Ludwig Theodor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait painter, son of the sculptor Friedrich Wilhelm Eugen Döll |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1789 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gotha |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1863 |
| Place of death | Altenburg |