Sterbelager der Königin Luise in Hohenzieritz, von Carl Röchling

Carl Röchling (October 18, 1855 – May 6, 1920) was a

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and

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known for his representation of historical

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themes.

Life

Röchling was born in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

, part of the

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

Rhine Province The Rhine Province (german: Rheinprovinz), also known as Rhenish Prussia () or synonymous with the Rhineland (), was the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia, within the German Reich, from 1822 to 1946. It ...

, son of Friedrich Röchling, a judiciary worker, and Angelika Stoll. He studied from 1875 to 1880 in the

Karlsruhe Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...

Academy of Arts ''(Kunstschule)'' with

Ludwig des Coudres Ludwig des Coudres (10 May 1820, Kassel - 23 December 1878, Karlsruhe) was a German history and portrait painter. He also served as a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. His son, Adolf Des Coudres, was a well-known landscape pa ...

and

Ernst Hildebrand Ernst Wilhelm Hildebrand (8 March 1833, Falkenberg, Heideblick - 17 November 1924, Berlin) was a German painter. Many art websites mistakenly identify him as "Swiss". Biography He was the son of a landowner who later became the station ma ...

and later in the

Prussian Academy of Arts The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...

. While in Berlin, he was a pupil of the great master painter Anton von Werner, with whom he participated in the creation of various

panoramic painting Panoramic paintings are massive artworks that reveal a wide, all-encompassing view of a particular subject, often a landscape, military battle, or historical event. They became especially popular in the 19th century in Europe and the United St ...

s such as ''Der Schlacht von Sedan'' (" The Battle of Sedan"). Later he became well known for his independent work of historical and military paintings in the turn of the 19th century. He died on May 6, 1920 in

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Works

Among Röchling's most famous works of military themes are various depictions of battle scenes of

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victories, especially those during the Franco-Prussian War. Together with Georg Koch and

Eugen Bracht Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (3 June 1842 – 5 November 1921) was a German landscape painter. Biography Bracht was born in Morges, Waadt (near Lake Geneva in Switzerland) of German parents. His family later moved to Darmstadt, Germany, where ...

a panorama of the Battle of Chattanooga is among his works. He also worked in partnership with

Richard Knötel Richard Knötel (January 12, 1857 – April 26, 1914) was a German artist and pioneer of the study of military uniform. Life Knötel was born in Glogau in 1857. His father, August Knötel, was an art teacher and gave him lessons in drawing and ...

and

Woldemar Friedrich Woldemar Friedrich (20 August 1846 in Gnadau, Saxony – 16 September 1910 in Berlin) was a German historical painter and illustrator. Biography In 1863, he began his studies at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, with Carl Steffeck. ...

in illustrating two popular

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s (''Der Alte Fritz in 50 Bildern für Jung und Alt

in 1895 and ''Die Königin Luise in 50 Bildern für Jung und Alt'' in 1896).

References

External links

''Episode aus der Schlacht bei Gravelotte (Tod des Majors von Hadeln am 18.8.1870)''
in the

Deutsches Historisches Museum The German Historical Museum (german: Deutsches Historisches Museum), known by the acronym DHM, is a museum in Berlin, Germany devoted to German history. It describes itself as a place of "enlightenment and understanding of the shared history o ...

, in German * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rochling, Carl 1855 births 1920 deaths People from Saarbrücken People from the Rhine Province 19th-century German painters German male painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists 19th-century war artists 19th-century German male artists