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von Amerling (14 April 1803 – 14 January 1887) was an Austrian portrait painter in the court of
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and was court painter between 1835 and 1880. With
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, he is one of the outstanding
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portrait painters of the 19th century.


Biography

He was the son of the gold- and silversmith Franz Amerling and Theresia Kargl. He studied from 1815 to 1824 at the academy of the arts in Vienna, before journeying to
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where he studied at the Academy until 1826. He spent 1827 and 1828 in London, where he was influenced by the portrait painter
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. Further journeys led him to Paris, where he studied with
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, and Rome; he then returned to Vienna, where after 1828 he worked for the Austrian court, the aristocracy and middle class. He received the Reichel prize of the academy in Vienna in 1829. Amerling spent much time traveling: in 1836 and 1838 to
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, 1838 to the
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, 1839 to
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, 1840-43 in Rome, 1882 in Spain, 1883 in England, 1884 in
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, 1885 in
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up to
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's North Cape and 1886 to
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and
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. He was married four times: to Antonie Kaltenthaler from 1832 until her death in 1843; from 1844–45 to Katharina Heissler (ending in divorce); from 1857 until her death in 1880 with Emilie Heinrich; and finally to Maria Nemetschke from 1881 until his death. In 1878 Amerling was elevated to the
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and was called Friedrich Ritter von Amerling. As one of the most outstanding artists of Vienna he received numerous important men of letters and musicians (such as
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) at home. In 1858 he acquired the Gumpendorf castle in Vienna and equipped it after his taste with valuable art treasures. The building was therefore called, in the vernacular, ''Amerlingschloessl''.


Honors

Apart from numerous other honours, he received the Orden der Eisernen Krone in 1879. Upon his death in 1887, a street in Vienna was designated the Amerlingstrasse in his name. He was buried in the Viennese central cemetery, where he is commemorated with a monument designed by Johannes Benk. The same artist also created the Amerling monument in the Viennese city park, dedicated in 1902. In 1948 the Austrian post office issued a special stamp on the 60th anniversary of Friedrich von Amerling's death. On 3 March 2008 the Österreichische Post issued another Amerling stamp. This time it was one of a series commemorating the
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in Vienna and featured Princess Marie Franziska of Liechtenstein.


Works

Amerling created over 1000 works, mostly portraits. He was the most popular portrait painter of the high aristocracy and the large middle class of the
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period. The years from 1830 to 1850 represent the high point of his work. His style has points of similarity to that of
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, combining clarity of outline with rich coloration. Amerling's work was exhibited in Vienna in 2003. Most of his work remains in
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. File:Amerling-Portrait Andreas Amerling.jpg, Portrait of Andreas Amerling (1829) File:Julie von Woyna by Friedrich von Amerling.jpg, Julie Countess of Woyna (1832) File:Friedrich von Amerling (1803-1887), In Träumen versunken, 1835.jpg, Reading girl (1835) File:Amerling széchenyi.jpg, Count István Széchenyi (1836) File:Friedrich von Amerling - Flamänder Bürgermeister (Baron Pfuel^) - 2683 - Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg, Baron
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(1836) File:1850 Amerling Bildnis Frau Plach anagoria.JPG, Portrait of Ms. Plach (1850) File:Nákó grófné arcképe.jpg, Berta, Countess Nákó (1855) File:Gyertyánffy Berta festőnő.jpg, Contess Nákó (''unknown'')


See also

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List of Austrian artists and architects This is a list of notable Austrian artists and architects. __NOTOC__ A * Josef Abel (1768–1818), painter * Erika Abels d'Albert (1896–1975), painter and graphic designer * Raimund Abraham (1933–2010), architect * Soshana Afroyim (1927â ...


References

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External links


Chronological list of paintings by Friedrich van Amerling
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amerling, Friedrich Von Painters from the Austrian Empire Painters from Austria-Hungary Austrian portrait painters 19th-century Austrian painters 1803 births 1887 deaths Burials at the Vienna Central Cemetery Court painters Biedermeier painters