Eduard von Engerth
Edouard Ritter von Engerth (13 May 1818[1] – 1897) was an Austrian historical portrait painter.
Biography
He was born at
Work
His most celebrated picture is entitled “Seizure of King Manfred's Family After the Battle of Benevento” (Art Museum, Vienna). His painting entitled “The Victory of Prince Eugene at Zenta” is also highly esteemed. Among his other works are “Haman and Esther”; “Ladislaus and Akus” (1844); “Coronation of Rudolph I” and “Joseph Explaining the Dream” (1845); “Seizure of King Manfred's Family” (1853), a masterpiece in the Vienna Museum; “Victory of Prince Eugene at Zenta” (1865); “Marriage of Figaro” and “Fable of Orpheus” (1868); “Coronation of Francis Joseph as King of Hungary” (1870); “Death of Eurydice” (1877).[2] Engerth frescoed the church at Alt Lerchenfeld after the cartoons of Führich, painted numerous portraits and decorated the new Vienna Opera House.[1]
Family
He was the brother of the engineer
References
- ^ a b c Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. .
- ^ New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.