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Wilhelm Hensel
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1794
- Died
- 1861
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Die lebenden Bilder und pantomimischen Darstellungen bei dem Festpiel
- Die Familie Mendelssohn
- Der Doppeltgänger
- 19th century society portraits
- Preussische Bildnisse des 19. Jahrhunderts
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1794
- Active to
- 1861
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
Wilhelm Hensel (6 July 1794 – 26 November 1861) was a German painter, brother of Luise Hensel, husband to Fanny Mendelssohn, and brother-in-law to Felix Mendelssohn. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Wilhelm+Hensel">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Trebbin
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Spouse
- Fanny Mendelssohn
- Sibling
- Luise Hensel
- Occupation
- painter
- Position held
- court painter
- Educated at
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- Languages spoken
- German
- Family
- Mendelssohn family
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- Romanticism
- Image
- Wilhelm Hensel - Selbstbildnis 1829.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wilhelm Hensel
- date of birth
- 1813-00-00
- date of death
- 1861-00-00
- Commons Creator page
- Wilhelm Hensel
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- Wilhelm Hensel
- place of burial
- cemeteries at Hallesches Tor
- has works in the collection
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Hensel
- archives at
- Berlin State Library
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Wilhelm Hensel, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
