Robert Blumenbach
Robert Blumenbach (born July 1, 1822 in Hanover , † December 19, 1914 there ) was a German colonel and painter .
Life
Robert Blumenbach was a son of Georg Heinrich Wilhelm Blumenbach and a grandson of the doctor, anthropologist and zoologist Johann Friedrich Blumenbach . He was also a nephew of the draftsman, caricaturist and satirist Johann Heinrich Ramberg .
At the time of the Kingdom of Hanover, Blumenbach went through a military career with the Hanoverian Army up to an officer in the artillery .
Blumenbach drew and painted as a hobby, including some motifs from the cityscape of his hometown Hanover, some of which are now owned by the Hanover Historical Museum .
Well-known works (selection)
- around 1875: The Old Town Masch , India ink drawing 34 × 21.1 cm
- 1887: The horse pond on Reitwall (today: Am Hohen Ufer ); Watercolor 10.3 × 14.4 cm
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Helmut Plath (text), Bernhard Dörries (selection of images): Alt-Hannover. The history of a city in contemporary images. 1600–1900 , 1st edition, published on behalf of the capital Hanover. from the Kunstverein Hannover , Munich: F. Bruckmann, 1951, pp. 76, 94, 132, 133
- ↑ Compare the information and cross-references in the catalog of the German National Library
- ↑ Compare the information under the GND number of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blumenbach, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and artillery officer in the Hanover Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 1, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1914 |
| Place of death | Hanover |