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Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Also known as Francis Xavier Winterhalter, Franz Xavier Winterhalter, f. winterhalter, Franz X. J. Winterhalter, F. Xaver Winterhalter, x. winterhalter, f.x. winterhalter, franz x. winterhalter

German painter and lithographer (1805–1873)

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Key facts

Born: ( 1805-04-20 ) 20 April 1805, Menzenschwand , Saint Blaise Abbey , Duchy of Modena-Breisgau
Died: 8 July 1873 (1873-07-08) (aged 68), Frankfurt am Main , German Empire
Known for: Painting, litography

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Grand Duchy of Baden
Place of birth: St. Blasien
Place of death: Frankfurt
Sibling: Hermann Winterhalter
Occupation: visual artist
Position held: court painter
Languages spoken: German
Notable work: Florinda
Student of: Peter von Cornelius
Field of work: portrait painting
Genre: landscape painting
Movement: Rococo Revival
Image: F. X. Winterhalter portrait – BNF Gallica portrait crop.jpg
Work location: Spain

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Commons category: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
date of birth: 1805-04-20
date of death: 1873-07-08
place of burial: Frankfurt Main Cemetery
Commons Creator page: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Commons gallery: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
name in native language: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
cause of death: typhoid fever
student: Gottlieb Bodmer
has works in the collection: Liria Palace
ethnic group: Germans
floruit: 1863-01-01
start of work period: 1820-01-01
end of work period: 1873-01-01
manner of death: natural causes

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Works in European collections

30 objects attributed to Franz Xaver Winterhalter, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (20 April 1805 – 8 July 1873) was a German painter and lithographer, known for his flattering portraits of royalty and upper-class society in the mid-19th century. His name has become associated with fashionable court portraiture. Among his best known works are Empress Eugénie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting (1855) and the portraits he made of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1865).

Early years

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