Karl Ludwig Frommel
Illustration — Karl Ludwig Frommel. • Illustration — Pittoreskes Italien (1840) Karl Ludwig Frommel (29 April 1789 – 6 February 1863) was a German landscape painter and engraver, born in Birkenfeld. He studied at Karlsruhe, under F. Becker and Haldenwang, visited Paris, and earned a considerable reputation in Italy (1812–17). He was appointed professor at Karlsruhe where he founded the Society of Art and Industry.
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Karl Ludwig Frommel
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- Born
- 1789. · Birkenfeld.
- Died
- 1863. · Ispringen.
- Nationality
- Grand Duchy of Baden.
- Occupation
- university teacher, copper engraver, painter, draftsperson, etcher and artist.
- Fields
- landscape.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — Karl Ludwig Frommel. • Illustration — Pittoreskes Italien (1840) Karl Ludwig Frommel (29 April 1789 – 6 February 1863) was a German landscape painter and engraver, born in Birkenfeld. He studied at Karlsruhe, under F. Becker and Haldenwang, visited Paris, and earned a considerable reputation in Italy (1812–17). He was appointed professor at Karlsruhe where he founded the Society of Art and Industry.
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After a visit to London (1824) to acquaint himself with the technique of steel engraving, he opened a studio, with Henry Winkles at Karlsruhe for that branch of art. From 1830 to 1858 he was director of the picture gallery, which flourished. He was the father of Emil Frommel.
Friedrich Würthle is recorded as having studied under Karl Ludwig Frommel. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Karlsruhe. Work by Karl Ludwig Frommel is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Nationalmuseum and Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.
• Parodied in an episode of Animaniacs, wherein he is referred to as "Karl Ludwig Frommage" in a song about cheese, along with "Vincent van Gouda" and "John Bocconcini."
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Catalogued output is recorded as follows. Road leading from Baden to Gernsbach with a view of the town. Würthle after C. Institutional cataloguing adds that panoramic view of Baden, Germany. It is also recorded that ariccia and the surrounding countryside, Lazio, Italy.
Bei Karlsruhe
Künstler: Carl Ludwig Frommel (1789-1863). Druck und Verlag der Gesellschaft für vervielf. Kunst, Wien. · Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe S Thomas Kellner K 72, 27 / Fotograf: Künstler: Carl Ludwig Frommel (1789-1863). Druck und Verlag der Gesellschaft für vervielf. Kunst, Wi · This image was catalogued by Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe of the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg under ID: S Thomas Kellner K 72, 27.
Ansicht des Gothischen Thurms in Carlsruhe / Vue de la tour gothique à Carlsrouh
Gezeichnet von C[arl Ludwig] Fr[ommel] (1789-1863). Druck: Gottlieb Braun, Karlsruhe. · Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe S Thomas Kellner Nr. 3, 1 (7) / Fotograf: Gezeichnet von C[arl Ludwig] Fr[ommel] (1789-1863). Druck: Gottlieb Braun, Karlsruhe. · This image was catalogued by Generallandesarchiv Karlsruhe of the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg under ID: S Thomas Kellner Nr. 3, 1 (7).
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Birkenfeld.
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Ispringen.
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