Jakob Götzenberger (1802 - 1866)

Jakob Götzenberger

Franz Jakob Julius Götzenberger was a German painter of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a muralist who specialized in chamber portraits and frescoes with mythological subjects.

Götzenberger spent most of his career in England, but also studied and worked in Rome and Naples. Together with other artists, he created frescoes at the University of Bonn and the church in Nierstein. The master is also known for his pencil portrait of the composer Frédéric Chopin. In 1847, he went to England, where he obtained citizenship and created many portraits and murals.