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Ludwig Voltz - Pferdegruppe mit einem Hirten und seinem Hund

Ludwig Gustav Voltz (28 April 1825,

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- 26 December 1911,

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) was a German landscape and

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. He also did illustrations.

Biography

His father was the painter and engraver, Johann Michael Voltz. His older brother,

Friedrich Voltz Johann Friedrich Voltz (31 October 1817, Nördlingen - 25 June 1886, Munich) was a German landscape and animal painter of the Munich School. Life Voltz received his first art instruction from his father, Johann Michael Voltz, a painter and ...

, was also an animal painter. In 1842, he began his art studies at the

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.Entry in the ''Matrikel der Münchner Kunstakademie''
At first, he was influenced by the battle and

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painter,

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but, after studying with Adolf Heinrich Lier, decided to focus on landscapes. His first exhibits were in Vienna, in 1848. His first in Munich came later, in 1854. Eventually, he incorporated animals into his landscapes; creating horse portraits for the princely families of

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and Wallerstein. In the latter part of his career, he specialized in hunting scenes. He also provided illustrations for the '. He was a member of the

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