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Franz Xaver Winterhalter


(1805-1873)


Franz Xavier Winterhalter was born in the small village of Mensenschwad in Germany. He studied painting at the academy of Monaco. In 1835, after he painted portrait of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden, Winterhalter was appointed his court painter. With that portrait his international career was launched. The royal families of England, France, and Belgium all commissioned their portraits from him. Under Napoleon III, Winterhalter became the chief portrait-painter of the imperial family and court of France. Among his many regal sitters was also Queen Victoria. Winterhalter first visited England in 1842, and returned several times to paint Victoria, Albert and their growing family, he did at least 120 works for them. Winterhalter also painted a few portraits of the aristocracy in England, mostly members of court circles. Russian aristocratic visitors to Paris also liked to have their portraits executed by the famous master. Although Winterhalter never received high praise for his work from serious critics, his royal patrons highly appreciated his ability “to create the image his sitters wished or needed to project to their subjects.” He died in Frankfurt in 1873



Portrait of Empress Eugénie Surrounded by Her Maids of Honor.
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Portrait of Mme. Rimsky-Korsakova. 1864


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Queen Victoria. 1843.


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Portrait of Sofia Naryshkina. 1858.


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Portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna. 1857


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Portrait of Princess Tatyana Alexanrovna Yusupova. 1858.


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