Amerling, Friedrich von#

b. Vienna, April 14, 1803, d. Vienna, Jan. 14, 1887, portraiture and genre painting, historical scenes; studied at the Vienna Academy of Arts and in Prague, concentrated on portrait painting after returning from London and Paris, strongly influenced by T. Lawrence and J. Reynolds; had his most fruitful period between 1830 and 1850; his work was held in high esteem by the upper and middle classes.

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