Steinfeld, Franz der Jüngere#

Steinfeld, Franz the younger, b. Vienna, March 26, 1787, d. Pisek (Czech Republic), Nov. 5, 1868, landscape painter, etcher and lithographer. Son and student of the sculptor Franz S. the Elder, father of the painter Wilhelm S., studied at the Vienna Academy; travelled to Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland and to the Netherlands to study the works of the 17th century landscape painters; 1815-1835 Kammermaler* of archduke Anton Viktor, from 1845 teacher at the Vienna Academy. Had a lasting influence on the art of landscape painting of the Biedermeier period. His painting ´Hallstattlandschaft´ (1824, in the Niederoesterreichisches Landesmuseum) is considered one of the principal works of Romantic realism.

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