Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel

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Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel, also known as Frederik Karel Albert Schreuel and Jan Christian Aelbert Schreuel (14 June 1773 – 1853), was a Dutch-born painter.

Life

Schreuel was born in

Dresden Academy and soon made a name for himself by painting portrait miniatures.[3][4] One of his portraits, known from an oval engraving by C. Bolt, was of Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.[5] Schreuel would also copy works held at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.[6] By 1840 he had been appointed a professor of painting by the King of Saxony.[7][8]

Portrait of Raden Saleh, c. 1840

Schreuel is believed to have painted the portrait of the

Tropenmuseum, as of 2012 they have the only known self-portrait by Saleh.[10]

Schreuel died in Dresden, Germany, in 1853.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Portret van raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh, Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel, ca. 1840" [Portrait of raden Syarif Bustaman Saleh, Friedrich Carl Albert Schreuel, ca. 1840] (in Dutch). Rijksmuseum. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Schreuel, Frederik Karel Albert" (in Dutch). Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Albert Schreuel" (in German). Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  4. ^ Schidlof, Leo R. The Miniature in Europe in the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. Vol. 2. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. p. 736.
  5. Royal Collection Trust
    . Inventory no. 420596.
  6. ^ Bryan, Michael; Williamson, George Charles (1903). Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers. Vol. 5. New York: Macmillan. p. 49.
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  10. ^ "Self-portrait by Raden Saleh". Tropenmuseum. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.