Eduard von Engerth
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Edouard von Engerth (1818–97) was an Austrian historical portrait painter.
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Biography
He was born at Pless, Prussian Silesia, and studied under Leopold Kupelwieser at the Vienna Academy, where, in 1845, he obtained the grand prize and the imperial stipend attached to it. In 1854 he was appointed director of the Prague Academy; in 1865, professor at the Vienna Academy; in 1871, director of the Belvedere Gallery, and in 1874 rector of the Academy. His most celebrated picture is entitled “Seizure of King Manfred's Family After the Battle of Benevento” (Art Museum, Vienna). His painting entitled “The Victory of Prince Eugene at Zenta” is also highly esteemed.
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Family
He was the brother of the engineer Wilhelm von Engerth.
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