Hermann Scherenberg (20 January 1826, Swinemünde - 21 August 1897,

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) was a German painter, illustrator and

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Biography

According to

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, who knew the Scherenbergs and wrote about them in his autobiography, the family originally came from

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and his father, Johann Friedrich Scherenberg, lived in the

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colony in Swinemünde. Hermann was born to Johann's second wife. His older half-brother was the poet, . He was also related to the poet and journalist, . From 1846 to 1847, he studied painting at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, under the tutelage of

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. For many years, he was an employee of the ''

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'', providing hundreds of illustrations. He drew portraits of prominent personalities and major events from Prussian and German history as well as scenes from everyday life. He had one son, Hans, who apparently also became a painter, although no further information is available. He was interred at the in Berlin. The gravesite has not been preserved.Hans-Jürgen Mende: ''Lexikon Berliner Grabstätten''. Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. pg.83.

Selected works

Landung Gr Kurfürst auf Rügen (H Scherenberg n Kretzschmer IZ 40).jpg, The

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Landing on

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Berlin Stadtschloss Basar f Ostpreußen 1868 (IZ 50 H Scherenberg).JPG, Benefit Bazaar at the

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Berliner Volksküche 1868 (IZ 51 H Scherenberg).jpg, A

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in Berlin (1868) Berlin Heimkehr d Heeres 16-06-1871 (H Scherenberg IZ 57).jpg, Return of the Victorious Army (1871)

References

External links

Deutsche Bilderbogen

from '' Ulk''
Hermann Scherenberg in HeidICON
Illustrations from the ''

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