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Anton von Werner · 1877
Anton von Werner: 1843–1915
Other names (11)
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Biography
Anton Alexander von Werner (9 May 1843 – 4 January 1915) was a German painter and illustrator best known for his depictions of the Franco-Prussian War and unification of Germany which were painted in the Realist style. A member of the Prussian Academy of Arts from 1874 onwards, Werner was a favourite of all the three German Emperors, William I, Frederick III, and Wilhelm II.
Werner was born in Frankfurt (Oder) in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, the son of a carpenter. His family originally came from East Prussia and was ennobled (von) in 1701. He began an apprenticeship as a decorative painter in 1857 and from 1860 onwards studied painting at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. One year later, he pursued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, where he studied with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig des Coudres, Adolf Schroedter, and Karl Friedrich Lessing.
In Karlsruhe, Werner met with artists like Eduard Devrient, Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann, Paul Heyse, and the Norwegian painter Hans Gude.
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Influenced by
- Ernest Meissoniereditorial inference
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- Adolf des Coudreseditorial inference
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- Léon Cognieteditorial inference
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- Johann Wilhelm Schirmereditorial inference
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- Eugène Delacroixeditorial inference
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- Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingreseditorial inference
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- August von Kloebereditorial inference
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Later influence
- Paul Kleinschmidteditorial inference
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- Rudolf Schweitzer-Cumpanaeditorial inference
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Museums & collections
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- National Gallery of Art1 recorded work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 recorded work
