Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath (1775 - 1844)
1775-02-17Lübeck, Germany1844-02-25Lübeck, GermanyGermany
Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath
Heinrich Jakob Aldenrath was a portrait painter, miniaturist, and lithographer. Aldenrath was a pupil of Johann Jakob Tischbein and of Friedrich Carl Gröger, with whom he developed a friendship. Together they attended the academies of Berlin, Dresden, and Paris. After periods in Lübeck, Kiel, and Copenhagen, they finally settled at Hamburg in 1814, and became celebrated as portrait painters. Aldenrath painted the portrait of the King of Denmark no less than thirteen times. His lithographs include portraits of Friedrich Karl Gröger, the poets Klopstock and Count Stolberg, Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, and his own self-portrait.Date and place of birt: | 17 february 1775, Lübeck, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 25 february 1844, Lübeck, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Portrait, Self-portrait |
Art style: | Realism |
Technique: | Gouache, Hand graphic, Lithography, Watercolor |