Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess (1769 - 1849) — Auction price
Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess was a German animalist, battalionist and teacher. He studied the works of the old masters at the Dresden Gallery.
Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess travelled extensively in Russia, Hungary, Turkey and Britain, studying different breeds of horses and achieved mastery in their portrayal.
He lived in Vienna from 1808, where he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1825 he published a collection of life-size lithographs of horse heads.
He was an honorary member of the Berlin Academy of Arts.
Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess was a German animalist, battalionist and teacher. He studied the works of the old masters at the Dresden Gallery.
Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess travelled extensively in Russia, Hungary, Turkey and Britain, studying different breeds of horses and achieved mastery in their portrayal.
He lived in Vienna from 1808, where he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts. In 1825 he published a collection of life-size lithographs of horse heads.
He was an honorary member of the Berlin Academy of Arts.
