Russ, Karl#
Russ, Karl, b. Vienna, Aug. 11, 1779, d. Vienna, Sept. 19, 1843, painter, father of Leander Russ. Studied at the Vienna Academy, painted scenes from mythology and from antiquity, later chiefly motifs from Austrian history; 1806 assisted in the work on the interior of the Albertina, from 1810 painter in the service of Archduke Johann commissioned to document traditional Styrian costumes, from 1818 curator of the imperial picture gallery in the Belvedere.
Literature#
M. Keil, J. Kniep und K. R. als Kammermaler Erzhzg. Johanns, doctoral thesis, Graz 1989; OeBL.