Wilhelm Engelhard
Illustration — Njörðr and Skaði on the way to Njörðr's home, Nóatún Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard (19 September 1813 – 22 January 1902) was a German sculptor and painter.
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Wilhelm Engelhard
Anonymous Unknown author · Paul Trommsdorff: Der Lehrkörper der Technischen Hochschule Hannover 1831–1931. Hannover 1931, S. 109. · Public domain
- Born
- Wilhelm Engelhard was born on 9 September 1813. · Grünhagen.
- Died
- Wilhelm Engelhard died on 23 June 1902. · Hanover.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · university teacher
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Njörðr and Skaði on the way to Njörðr's home, Nóatún Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard (19 September 1813 – 22 January 1902) was a German sculptor and painter.
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He was born in Grünhagen (near Bienenbüttel, Prussia). He studied at Hanover, at Copenhagen with Thorwaldsen and at Munich with Schwanthaler.
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He executed many groups, single figures and genre pieces. His chief work was a frieze on the Edda. This was executed in 1857 in the Marienburg Palace at the request of George V, King of Hanover. It is a colossal work dealing with the main features of the saga and rich in grand sculptural effects. Among Engelhard's other creations are “Love on a Swan,” “Dancing Springtime,” “Slinger with Dog,” “Bacchus Conquering a Panther,” “Cupid and Psyche,” “A Child Fishing,” “A Child Threading a Needle,” statue of St. Michael, portrait medallion of Bismarck (for the monument of Canossa, near Harzberg), “Christ Blessing Little Children,” and legendary characters of Germany: Odin, Thor, and the Valkyries.
Grabmal von Wilhelm Engelhard und Pauline Engelhard geb. Roesing auf dem Stadtfriedhof Engesohde in Hannover, Abt. 9B, Nummer 166-169
Bärbel Miemietz
Porträt-Medaillon mit einem Brustbild des Malers und Bildhauers Wilhelm Engelhard, aufgenommen um 1867 durch den hannoverschen Fotografen Ernst Alpers. Elektronisch kontrastierter Ausschnitt vom Deckblatt des querformatigen Bildalbums „NORDISCHES HELDENLEBEN Cyklus plastischer Darstellungen NACH DER EDDA von Wilhelm Engelhardt.“
Photographer: Ernst Alpers · The J. Paul Getty Museum
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1813
Wilhelm Engelhard was born on 9 September 1813.
1902
Wilhelm Engelhard died on 23 June 1902.
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Wilhelm Engelhard was born at Grünhagen.
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Wilhelm Engelhard died at Hanover.
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