Ludwig von Nagel

Ludwig von Nagel in officer's uniform around 1870

Ludwig von Nagel (zu Aichberg) (born March 29, 1836 in Weilheim ; † September 8, 1899 in Krailling ) was a German horse painter , caricaturist and founder of the Netherlands Artists' Association .

Ludwig von Nagel as he sees himself as Adrian van Os.

His parents were the pharmacist's daughter Johanna Klieber and the royal Bavarian. District Court Assessor Anton Wilhelm von Nagel. After attending school in Regensburg and Amberg , he joined the Bavarian Army as a cadet in 1852 . He ended his military career in 1877 for health reasons in the rank of majors . Even as a schoolboy, Nagel was a gifted autodidact , especially with caricatures. During his military service, Nagel also made a name for himself as a horse painter. He worked for the Fliegende Blätter and the Munich Bilderbogen .

The Munich painter-humorists around Ludwig von Nagel, 1890

Inspired by the knight leagues of the Romantic era , Nagel founded the artists 'association “Mahlkasten” in Bayreuth as the first of other artists' associations that are grouped under the name Allniederlandt. The Antwerp Guild of Luke was the direct model for language and clothing . As a member of the artists' association, he carried the stage name Adrian van Os (Oos).

literature

Ludwig von Nagel: Sketches for cavalry. Landshut, JB Zabuesnig, 1862/1863, 1863
Ludwig v. Nail album. Published by München / Braun & Schneider, 1900
Hyacinth Holland: Nagel zu Aichberg, Ludwig von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 571-573.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Magnus Reitinger: Exhibition in the city museum: A humorist from Weilheim, rediscovered. In: Münchner Merkur , February 16, 2016.
↑ From Schilderbent in the Netherlands. In: Eichstätter Kurier , August 11, 2006 (artist name Adrian von Os).
^ Hyacinth Holland: Nagel zu Aichberg, Ludwig von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 572. (variant of the artist name)

personal data
SURNAME	Nagel, Ludwig von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German horse painter, caricaturist and founder of the Netherlands Artists Association
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1836
PLACE OF BIRTH	Weilheim
DATE OF DEATH	September 8, 1899
Place of death	Krailling

[1] Magnus Reitinger: Exhibition in the city museum: A humorist from Weilheim, rediscovered. In: Münchner Merkur , February 16, 2016.

[2] From Schilderbent in the Netherlands. In: Eichstätter Kurier , August 11, 2006 (artist name Adrian von Os).

[3] Hyacinth Holland: Nagel zu Aichberg, Ludwig von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 572. (variant of the artist name)