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Q168659

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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It is catalogued under topics including 1805 births, 1873 deaths and 19th-century German lithographers.

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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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Image: F. X. Winterhalter portrait – BNF Gallica portrait crop.jpg

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Commons category: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
date of birth: 1805-04-20
date of death: 1873-07-08
Commons Creator page: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Commons gallery: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
name in native language: Franz Xaver Winterhalter
floruit: 1863-01-01
start of work period: 1820-01-01
end of work period: 1873-01-01

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Works in European collections

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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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