Philipp Draexler from Carin

Philipp Draexler von Carin, photography

Philipp Baron Draexler von Carin (born March 10, 1794 in Vöslau , † June 4, 1874 in Vienna , originally Philipp Draexler , Dräxler or Drechsler ) was an Austrian court official, poet and art collector. He was king of the coat of arms (herald) of the Order of the Golden Fleece and academic councilor of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna .

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Philipp Draexler was born in Vöslau. He studied at the University of Vienna with Heinrich Joseph Watteroth . In 1816, at the request of his fellow students, while taking a walk in Baden, he wrote the text for Franz Schubert 's first commissioned work, the now lost cantata Prometheus for solo, choir and orchestra. The work was premiered in honor of Watteroth on July 24, 1816, with Schubert himself conducting.

Bird's eye view of the outer Burgplatz (Philipp Draexler von Carin, 1862)

Draexler embarked on a career at court that enabled him to achieve significant social advancement. In 1853 he was given the title "von Carin" and was later given the status of baron . As the Offices of directly to the emperor assumed Obersthofmeister Office counted Dräxler by Carin to influential officials of the monarchy . In this function, the Imperial and Royal Councilor was responsible for the planned renovation of the Hofburg . He came up with a plan to build the court opera and the court theater on the Outer Burgplatz .

In the fifties and sixties of the 19th century, Draexler von Carin was one of the greatest art connoisseurs in Vienna and made a name for himself as an art collector and patron . Parts of his former collection are now in various international museums, such as the Louvre .

Philipp Draexler von Carin was buried in the Schmelzer cemetery in Vienna.

honors and awards

The Potence (coat of arms) for the Herald of the Order of the Golden Fleece

• King crest (Herold) of the order of the Golden Fleece
• Commander of the Portuguese Order of the Knights of Christ
• Commander of the Royal Belgian Order of the Leopold
• Knight II class of the Austrian Imperial Order of the Iron Crown
• Knight of the Austrian Imperial Leopold Order
• Knight of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown
• Knight of the Royal Saxon Order of Albrecht
• Knight of the Hessian Order of Wilhelm
• Knight of the Tuscan Order of St. Joseph ( Italian Ordine Gran Ducale Toscano del Merito sotto il titolo di San Giuseppe )
• Second class knight of the Imperial Russian Order of Saint Anne with a crown and diamonds ( Russian Орденъ Святой Анны / Orden Swjatoi Anny )
• Second class knight of the Royal Prussian Order of the Red Eagle
• Archducal Austrian Herald
• Underbelly master

useful information

The Dräxler fountain near Hohenpölz in Franconia is known after Philipp Draexler von Carin.

literature

• Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : New General German Adels Lexicon , Volume 2, 1860. P. 565 [7]
• Almanacco di Corte per l'Anno 1859 , Parma, Tipografia Reale [8]

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Card catalog of the Austrian National Library [1]
2. ↑ New Schubert edition Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated November 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Clive, HP: Schubert and his world; Oxford University Press, 1997; P. 252 [2]
4. ^ Kreissle von Hellborn, Heinrich: The Life of Franz Schubert, Volume 1; Longmans, Green, and Co., 1869; P. 85 [3]
5. ^ Gottfried, Margaret: Das Wiener Kaiserforum: Utopien between Hofburg and MuseumsQuartier; Böhlau Verlag Vienna 2001
6. ^ Springer, Elisabeth: History and cultural life of the Vienna Ringstrasse; 1979
7. ↑ Prints and Drawings, Louvre Museum [4]  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Report on the Francisco-Carolinum Museum, 1865; P. 60 [5]
9. ^ Gistel, Johannes: System of the German cataracts; Schorner, 1857; P. 76 [6]