Otto Grashof (1812 - 1876)
1812-06-12Prenzlau, Germany1876-04-23Cologne, GermanyGermany
Otto Grashof
Otto Grashof was a German painter of the mid-nineteenth century. He is known as a draftsman, engraver, and portrait painter. He also did historical painting, battle-painting, animal studies, and landscape art. Grashof is considered one of the founders of Chilean painting.
Grashof went to St. Petersburg in 1838, where he carried out portrait commissions for the aristocracy, and some of his works ended up in the collection of Emperor Nicholas I. Later he visited Chile as well as Brazil. He held the titles of "painter to the Russian emperor and Brazilian court painter."
Date and place of birt: | 12 june 1812, Prenzlau, Germany |
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Date and place of death: | 23 april 1876, Cologne, Germany |
Nationality: | Germany |
Period of activity: | XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Batalist, Engraver, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Animalistic, History painting, Military art, Landscape painting, Portrait |
Art style: | Academism, Realism |