Jozsef Borsos (21 December 1821, in

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– 19 August 1883, in

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) was a Hungarian portrait painter and photographer; best known for his

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paintings in the

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style.

Life and work

His father, was a lawyer, editor and publisher. From 1837, he was a student of the religious artist, , in Budapest. He transferred to the

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in 1840, where he studied with

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. In 1843, he changed schools again, attending a private academy operated by

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. He initially chose to live in Vienna, with a large clientele from the Austrian aristocracy. Financially successful, he lost most of his money speculating in the stock market, and returned to Budapest in 1861. There, he chose to abandon painting and opened a photography studio, together with a painter and photographer known as . Once again, he was able to accumulate a considerable fortune, but gave up photography and opened a restaurant, the "Szép Juhászné", which he ran for the rest of his life. Many of his works are in private collections, but some may be seen at the

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Gallery

File:Borsos After the Battle 1854.jpg, After the Battle, 1854 File:Josef Borsos (Umkreis) Dame mit Mandoline.jpg, Lady with Mandolin File:Borsos Still life 1840s.jpg, Still Life, 1840s File:Borsos, József - Emir of Lebanon - Google Art Project.jpg, Emir of Lebanon, 1843 File:Borsos Nő bársonymentében.jpg, Woman Wearing a Velvet Pelisse, 1850 File:Borsos The Artist's Dream 1851.jpg, The Artist's Dream (The Little Painter), 1851

Sources

Biographical notes
@ Fine Arts in Hungary * Szabó Júlia: ''A XIX.század festészete Magyarországon'', Corvina Kiadó, 1985, * Seregélyi György: ''Magyar festők és grafikusok adattára'', Szeged, 1988, * Szvoboda Dománszky Gabriella: ''A magyar biedermeier (Stílusok-korszakok sorozat)'', Corvina Kiadó, 2011,

External links

More works by Borsos
@ ArtNet

@ Fine Arts in Hungary {{DEFAULTSORT:Borsos, Jozsef 1821 births 1883 deaths Painters from Austria-Hungary Photographers from Austria-Hungary 19th-century Hungarian painters Hungarian male painters People from Veszprém 19th-century Hungarian male artists