Johann Georg Edlinger
Illustration — Self portrait, 1786, now in the Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Augsburg Johann Georg Edlinger (1 March 1741 – 15 September 1819) was an Austrian portrait painter. Edlinger was born in Graz in 1741. He was a pupil of Desmarées, and became court painter at Munich, where he died in 1819.
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Johann Georg Edlinger
Johann Georg Edlinger · obj 00000407 · Public domain
- Born
- 1741 · Graz.
- Died
- 1819 · Munich.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
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Illustration — Self portrait, 1786, now in the Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Augsburg Johann Georg Edlinger (1 March 1741 – 15 September 1819) was an Austrian portrait painter. Edlinger was born in Graz in 1741. He was a pupil of Desmarées, and became court painter at Munich, where he died in 1819.
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His portraits are well painted, and show a leaning towards the works of Rembrandt. Some of his portraits of eminent Bavarians, engraved by Friedrich John, appeared in 1821 under the title Sammlung von Bildnissen denkwürdiger Männer. • Illustration — Family portrait, c. 1800, now in the Neue Pinakothek • Illustration — Heinrich Zimmermann, a companion of Captain Cook on his travels around the world
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Positions recorded include court painter. Work by Johann Georg Edlinger is recorded in the collections of Belvedere, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Hungarian National Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest and Städel Museum.
Johann Georg Edlinger is recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded as a citizen of Germany. Classed in the genre portrait.
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1741
Johann Georg Edlinger was born on 1 January 1741.
1819
Johann Georg Edlinger died on 15 September 1819.
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