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Anton von Werner, Herold study Portrait of a man in medieval costume with beret, probably holding the staff of a standard in his hand, pencil drawing with red heightening on paper, titled "Herold" on the lower right and monogrammed and dated "A.v.W. 1888", sheet mounted on card, here inscribed "28 x 36" and "Rücken fehlt", light-stained, browned, framed behind glass, sheet dimensions approx. 28.5 x 22 cm. Artist information: actually Anton Alexander von Werner, important German history painter. German history painter, draughtsman and illustrator (1843 Frankfurt/Oder - 1915 Berlin), initially trained as a house painter 1857-59, studied 1859-62 at the Berlin academy under August von Kloeber, 1862 transferred to the Karlsruhe academy, where he studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig Des Coudres, Carl Friedrich Lessing and Adolph Schroedter, 1865 travelled to Paris, then visits France, Italy and Switzerland, returns to Karlsruhe in 1869, creates his first highly acclaimed illustrations and monumental history paintings on the recommendation of Grand Duchess Luise von Baden to her brother, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, participates in the Franco-Prussian War as a war painter from 1870-71, first meeting with his brother on 4 November 1870.11.1870 first meeting with the Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm in Versailles, on 18 January 1871, at the Crown Prince's request, attends the imperial proclamation and the founding of the German Empire in Versailles, numerous sketches are made, which Werner uses in his famous painting "The Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on 18 January 1871", executed several times. In 1871, he returned to Karlsruhe and moved to Berlin, where he taught intensively as a professor and worked as a freelance artist, became friends with the Prussian crown prince and princess (including giving drawing lessons to Crown Princess Victoria, who became his son's godmother), was appointed court painter and became A. v. W. became one of the busiest and most influential cultural functionaries in Germany, 1875-1915 director of the royal academy, 1891 stay on Sylt, 1875-77 and 1882-1911 member of the Prussian state art commission, 1878 and 1887 general commissioner of the German section at the world exhibitions in Paris and Melbourne, 1887-1895 and 1899-1901 chairman of the Berlin Artists' Association (member since 1871), 1899-1900 and 1902-06 Chairman of the Fine Arts Section of the Senate of the Berlin Academy, friendship with Adolph von Menzel, appointed "Wirklicher Geheimrat - Excellenz" in 1910, Werner was an honorary member of nine art academies and received numerous honours, including the Order "Pour le Mérite", Source: Thieme-Becker, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", Mülfarth, "Anton von Werner - Geschichte in Bildern (Bartmann)", Müller-Singer, Seubert, Ries, Jansa, Feddersen "Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerlexikon", Dressler and Wikipedia.

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Anton von Werner, Herold study Portrait of a man in medieval costume with beret, probably holding the staff of a standard in his hand, pencil drawing with red heightening on paper, titled "Herold" on the lower right and monogrammed and dated "A.v.W. 1888", sheet mounted on card, here inscribed "28 x 36" and "Rücken fehlt", light-stained, browned, framed behind glass, sheet dimensions approx. 28.5 x 22 cm. Artist information: actually Anton Alexander von Werner, important German history painter. German history painter, draughtsman and illustrator (1843 Frankfurt/Oder - 1915 Berlin), initially trained as a house painter 1857-59, studied 1859-62 at the Berlin academy under August von Kloeber, 1862 transferred to the Karlsruhe academy, where he studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig Des Coudres, Carl Friedrich Lessing and Adolph Schroedter, 1865 travelled to Paris, then visits France, Italy and Switzerland, returns to Karlsruhe in 1869, creates his first highly acclaimed illustrations and monumental history paintings on the recommendation of Grand Duchess Luise von Baden to her brother, Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, participates in the Franco-Prussian War as a war painter from 1870-71, first meeting with his brother on 4 November 1870.11.1870 first meeting with the Prussian Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm in Versailles, on 18 January 1871, at the Crown Prince's request, attends the imperial proclamation and the founding of the German Empire in Versailles, numerous sketches are made, which Werner uses in his famous painting "The Proclamation of the German Empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on 18 January 1871", executed several times. In 1871, he returned to Karlsruhe and moved to Berlin, where he taught intensively as a professor and worked as a freelance artist, became friends with the Prussian crown prince and princess (including giving drawing lessons to Crown Princess Victoria, who became his son's godmother), was appointed court painter and became A. v. W. became one of the busiest and most influential cultural functionaries in Germany, 1875-1915 director of the royal academy, 1891 stay on Sylt, 1875-77 and 1882-1911 member of the Prussian state art commission, 1878 and 1887 general commissioner of the German section at the world exhibitions in Paris and Melbourne, 1887-1895 and 1899-1901 chairman of the Berlin Artists' Association (member since 1871), 1899-1900 and 1902-06 Chairman of the Fine Arts Section of the Senate of the Berlin Academy, friendship with Adolph von Menzel, appointed "Wirklicher Geheimrat - Excellenz" in 1910, Werner was an honorary member of nine art academies and received numerous honours, including the Order "Pour le Mérite", Source: Thieme-Becker, Saur "Bio-Bibliographisches Künstlerlexikon", Mülfarth, "Anton von Werner - Geschichte in Bildern (Bartmann)", Müller-Singer, Seubert, Ries, Jansa, Feddersen "Schleswig-Holsteinisches Künstlerlexikon", Dressler and Wikipedia.

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