Peter Ernst Rockstuhl
Peter Ernst Rockstuhl ( Russian Петер Эрнст Рокштуль , * 1764 in Angern ; † May 4, 1824 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Baltic German miniature painter and silhouette artist.
He began his work as a probably self-taught silhouette artist in Mitau , then he worked in Riga , Vilnius and, from 1804, in Saint Petersburg, where he became known as a miniature portraitist of wealthy society. He received orders from the Tsar's court.
He spent some time in Warsaw , where he married Charlotte Wilhelmine Falkenhahn on November 25, 1789.
His son, Alois Gustav von Rockstuhl (1798 in Vilnius - 1877 in Saint Petersburg), also became a miniature painter from Petersburg.
literature
- Rockstuhl, Peter Ernst . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 453 .
- Baltic Biographical Lexicon Digital ( bbld.de ).
- Татьяна Андреевна Селинова: Петер Эрнст Рокштуль. Государственный исторический музей, Moscow 2005.
Web links
Peter Ernst Rockstuhl. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rockstuhl, Peter Ernst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Рокштуль, Петер Эрнст |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German miniature painter and silhouette artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Angern |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1824 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |