Wilhelm Trautschold (2 June 1815 – 7 January 1877) was a German portrait painter.
Wilhelm Trautschold | |
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 Self-portrait | |
| Born | 2 June 1815 Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 7 January 1877 (aged 61) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Education | Berlin Akademie der Kunste |
| Occupation | Portrait painter |
| Relatives | Hermann Trautschold |
Trautschold was born in Berlin on 2 June 1815.[1] He was trained at the Berlin Akademie der Kunste and in Düsseldorf. He lived in London from 1860.[2]
His works are in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery,[2] and the Royal Society of Chemistry. One of his paintings of Justus von Liebig was used on a German 100 Reichsmark note in 1935.
He died in Munich on 7 January 1877.[1] He was brother of paleontologist Hermann Trautschold.
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Portrait of Justus von Liebig -
Banknote after the above portrait of Justus von Liebig -
Trautschold liebig laboratorium (1841)
References
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- ^ a b "Explore Wilhelm Trautschold". RKD. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Person - Wilhelm Trautschold". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
External references
edit- 6 artworks by or after Wilhelm Trautschold at the Art UK site