Friedrich August Ferdinand Pettrich (1798 – 14 February 1872) was a German sculptor active in Germany, Brazil, the United States, and Italy. He was an internationally famous portrait sculptor who created busts of political figures in Washington D.C. as well as Native Americans such as Tecumseh. In the early 1840s he moved to Brazil to become the Court Sculptor to Emperor Dom Pedro II.[1]
^Chamberlain,Georgia Stamm. Studies on American Painters and Sculptors of the Nineteenth Century. Robert Chamberlain/ Turnpike Press; 1st Edition, 1965. Hardcover.
ferdinand, pettrich, friedrich, august, 1798, february, 1872, german, sculptor, active, germany, brazil, united, states, italy, internationally, famous, portrait, sculptor, created, busts, political, figures, washington, well, native, americans, such, tecumseh. Friedrich August Ferdinand Pettrich 1798 14 February 1872 was a German sculptor active in Germany Brazil the United States and Italy He was an internationally famous portrait sculptor who created busts of political figures in Washington D C as well as Native Americans such as Tecumseh In the early 1840s he moved to Brazil to become the Court Sculptor to Emperor Dom Pedro II 1 Friedrich August Ferdinand PettrichPortrait of Pettrich by Herman Wilhelm BissenBorn1798 1798 Dresden Electorate of SaxonyDiedFebruary 14 1872 1872 02 14 aged 73 74 Rome Kingdom of ItalyNationalityGermanKnown forSculptureWashington Resigning His Commission ca 1841 now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum Contents 1 Life 2 Sculptures by Pettrich 3 See also 4 ReferencesLife editBorn in Dresden to sculptor Franz Pettrich court sculptor to Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony Pettrich studied in Rome under Bertel Thorvaldsen After achieving fame in Europe 2 in 1835 Pettrich and his wife moved to the United States first in Philadelphia then Washington D C 3 Pettrich died in Rome in 1872 Sculptures by Pettrich editThe Dying Tecumseh Martin Van Buren John Vaughan wine merchant Washington Resigning His Commission Mrs Frederich Augustus Ferdinand Pettrich Self Portrait William Norris Our Lady of the Confederacy in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist Charleston nbsp nbsp The Dying TecumsehSee also editVatican biography vatican patrons org page Biography page at fada com Biography listing at Smithsonian American Art Museum Note in 1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art catalogReferences edit Chamberlain Georgia Stamm Studies on American Painters and Sculptors of the Nineteenth Century Robert Chamberlain Turnpike Press 1st Edition 1965 Hardcover Ferdinando Pettrich 1798 1872 Vatican Museums Ferdinand Pettrich Fine Art Dealers Association nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferdinand Pettrich nbsp This article about a German sculptor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferdinand Pettrich amp oldid 1093367922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
