Charles de Graimberg
Illustration — Portrait of de Graimberg Louis Charles François de Graimberg (30 July 1774 – 10 November 1864), also known as Carl de Graimberg, was a French curator, collector and artist.
Also recorded as Carl, Graf von Graimberg · Carl Graf Von Graimberg · Charles De Graimberg
Charles de Graimberg

Charles de Graimberg · Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Public domain
- Born
- 1774 · Château-Thierry.
- Died
- 1864 · Heidelberg.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- art collector · painter · military personnel · artist
- Education
- École royale militaire
- Teachers
- Jean-Victor Bertin · Christian Haldenwang
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Portrait of de Graimberg Louis Charles François de Graimberg (30 July 1774 – 10 November 1864), also known as Carl de Graimberg, was a French curator, collector and artist.
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Charles de Graimberg (1774–1864) was a French art collector, artist and military personnel, among other activities. Born in Château-Thierry, the art collector died in Heidelberg.
Charles de Graimberg studied at École royale militaire. The art collector worked in Heidelberg.
Languages used include French. Works by Charles de Graimberg are held at Bavarian State Painting Collections.
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Life
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Charles de Graimberg studied at École royale militaire. Training under Jean-Victor Bertin and Christian Haldenwang is recorded. The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Heidelberg. Work by Charles de Graimberg is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections.
He was born in the château de Paars, son of Gilles-François de Graimberg de Belleau. He joined the École royale militaire at Rebais but emigrated with his family in May 1791. He fought in the War of the First Coalition in the Compagnie de la noblesse de Champagne and the Chasseurs Nobles de Damas, before becoming an officer in the Régiment de Mortemart. After leaving active service he and his family settled on Guernsey and travelled across Europe. He had a passion for drawing and in 1807 settled in Paris, where he studied under Jean-Victor Bertin. In 1810 he went to Karlsruhe to study under Christian Haldenwang, Baden's court engraver. He settled at Heidelberg (where he later died) to draw the ruins of Heidelberg Castle, devoting the rest of his life to their protection and restoration, creating a series of engravings of them and convincing Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden to repair part of them. He also became a friend of Helmina von Chézy.
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• Das Heidelberger Faß (1816) • Notice de l'entreprise des vues de Heidelberg (1820) • Collection des Vues de Heidelberg. Dessinées d'apres nature par Charles de Graimberg (1817/18) • Vues lythographiées de la ruine, de la ville et des environs de Heidelberg (1820) • Notice de l'entreprise des vues de Heidelberg (1820) • Livraison des vues de Heidelberg. Dessinées d'apres nature par Charles de Graimberg, mises en perspective par Thomas Alfred Leger, professeur d'architecture à l'université de Heidelberg, et gravées par Charles Haldenwang, graveur de la Cour de Bade (1821–1825) • Collection des Vues de Heidelberg, de la vallé du Neckar, de Schwetzingen, de Bade et du Rhin (1825) • Collection de vues à l'aquatinte de la ville et du château de Heidelberg (1825) • Le guide des voyageurs dans la ruine de Heidelberg d'après un plan du château (1827) • Vues du jardin de Schwetzingen (1828) • Histoire du gros tonneau de Heidelberg (1828) • Ansichten von Heidelberg, Schwetzingen, Baden und vom Rhein (1828/29) • Antiquités de Château de Heidelberg, dessinées d'après nature par Charles de Graimberg, mises en perspective par Thomas Alfried Leger, gravées par Texier (1830) • Collection de vues à l'aquatinte de Heidelberg et du Rhin (1830) • Ansichten des Heidelberger Schlosses, des Wolfsbrunnens, von Stift Neuburg, Dilsberg und Neckarsteinach. Dessiné par Charles de Graimberg (1830) • Les grandes Planches du chateau de Heidelberg dessinées et publiées par Charles de Graimberg (1830/31) • Die Statuen der achtzehn Stammhäupter des kurpfalz-baierischen Fürstenhauses auf dem Heidelberger Schlosse (1831) • Annonce de la troisième exposition des collections d'antiquités palatines et badoises appartenant à Monsr. le Comte Chs. de Graimberg (1831–1840) • Le guide de voyageurs dans la ruine de Heidelberg • Vues de la Ville, du Château et des Environs de Heidelberg (1837/39) • Notice de la Galerie des Antiquités du Château de Heidelberg (1842) • Les gravures de Heidelberg et la Galerie des Antiquités du Château de Heidelberg (1847) • Guide dans les Ruines du Chateau de Heidelberg, orné d'un plan et de vues gravées. Extrait du guide des voyageurs du professeur Dr. Th. Alfr. • Statues des princes de la Maison Palatine-Bavarovise sur la Chapelle du Chateau de Heidelberg
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Carl, Graf von Graimberg, Carl Graf Von Graimberg and Charles De Graimberg. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Gilles-François de Graimberg de Belleau. One child is recorded: Philibert von Graimberg.

Durchgang zum Eingang in das Kurpfälzische Museum mit Blick in einen Salon, auf ein Porträt, Ölgemälde,von Charles de Graimberg, dem Retter des Heidelberger Schlosses
Ribax (Diskussion) 10:42, 13. Aug. 2014 (CEST)

Durchgang zum Innenhof Kurpfälzisches Museum, Blick durch Sicherheitsglas in einen Salon mit einer Draisine und einem Porträt von Charles de Graimberg, dem Retter des Heidelberger Schlosses
Ribax (Diskussion) 06:15, 9. Mär. 2014 (CET) · Own work Original text: eigenes Werk
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1774
Charles de Graimberg born at Château-Thierry.
1864
Charles de Graimberg died at Heidelberg.
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Château-Thierry.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Anja-Maria Roth, Louis Charles François de Graimberg (1774-1864): Denkmalpfleger, Sammler, Künstler, 1999
- Manfred Berger, Graimberg-Bellau, Maria Antoinette Josephine Theresia Franziska Gräfin von, in "Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon" (BBKL), 2003
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Formation and teaching. Graimberg studied at École royale militaire. He trained under Jean-Victor Bertin and Christian Haldenwang.
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