Wilhelm Engelhard
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Friedrich Wilhelm Engelhard (19 Sept 1813 - 22 January 1902) was a German sculptor and painter.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Grünhagen (near Bienenbüttel, Prussia). He studied at Hanover, at Copenhagen with Thorwaldsen and at Munich with Schwanthaler.
Works
[edit]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.
Notes
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References
[edit]- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
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