Ludwig Elsholtz Erstürmung von Planchenois

Ludwig Elsholtz (1805-1850), a German painter of genre subjects and battles, born at Berlin, studied in the Academy of his native city, and afterwards in the studio of

Franz Krüger Franz Krüger (10 September 1797, in Großbadegast, Köthen, Anhalt – 21 January 1857, in Berlin), known as Pferde-Krüger ("Horse-Krüger"), was a German (Prussian) painter and lithographer. He was best known for his romantic and lively ...

, the painter of horses. His best work is ''The Battle of Leipsic,'' painted in 1833, and now in the possession of the

German Emperor The German Emperor (german: Deutscher Kaiser, ) was the official title of the head of state and hereditary ruler of the German Empire. A specifically chosen term, it was introduced with the 1 January 1871 constitution and lasted until the offi ...

. He died at Berlin in 1850. In the

Berlin National Gallery The National Gallery (german: Nationalgalerie) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum for art of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. It is part of the Berlin State Museums. From the Alte Nationalgalerie, which was built for it and opened in 1876, its exh ...

is ''The Beginning of the Fight,'' dated 1834.

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* 1805 births 1850 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters Painters from Berlin Prussian Academy of Arts alumni {{Germany-painter-stub

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