Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess (29 July 1792 – 4 April 1871) was a German painter, known for historic paintings, especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence.
During the Napoleonic Wars, he was allowed to join the staff of General Wrede, who commanded the Bavarians in the military operations which led to the abdication of Napoleon. There he gained novel experiences of war and a taste for extensive travel. During this time, von Hess painted his first battle pieces.[1] In 1818, he spent some time in Italy where he painted landscapes and various Italian scenes and travelled to Naples with Joseph Petzl and a group of other Bavarian artists.
In 1833, at King Ludwig I of Bavaria's request, he accompanied Otto of Greece to the newly formed Kingdom of Greece, where at Athens he gathered materials for pictures of the war of liberation. The sketches which he then made were placed, forty in number, in the Pinakothek, after being copied in wax on a large scale by Nilsen, in the northern arcades of the Hofgarten at Munich.[1] King Otho's entrance into Nauplia was the subject of a large and crowded canvas now in the Pinakothek, which Hess executed in person.
Evaluationedit
Peter von Hess' work has been evaluated positively for its execution but some have questioned its boldness and congeniality.[1]
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January 01, 1970
peter, hess, peter, heinrich, lambert, hess, july, 1792, april, 1871, german, painter, known, historic, paintings, especially, napoleonic, wars, greek, independence, born, 1792, july, 1792düsseldorf, holy, roman, empiredied4, april, 1871, 1871, aged, münchen, . Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess 29 July 1792 4 April 1871 was a German painter known for historic paintings especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence Peter von HessBornPeter von Hess 1792 07 29 29 July 1792Dusseldorf Holy Roman EmpireDied4 April 1871 1871 04 04 aged 78 Munchen German EmpireNationalityGermanKnown forPainting Contents 1 Life 2 Evaluation 3 Works 4 References 4 1 Works cited 5 External linksLife editPeter von Hess initially received training from his father Carl Ernst Christoph Hess He accompanied his younger brother Heinrich Maria to Munich in 1806 and enrolled at the Munich Academy at the age of sixteen He also trained under Wilhelm von Kobell During the Napoleonic Wars he was allowed to join the staff of General Wrede who commanded the Bavarians in the military operations which led to the abdication of Napoleon There he gained novel experiences of war and a taste for extensive travel During this time von Hess painted his first battle pieces 1 In 1818 he spent some time in Italy where he painted landscapes and various Italian scenes and travelled to Naples with Joseph Petzl and a group of other Bavarian artists In 1833 at King Ludwig I of Bavaria s request he accompanied Otto of Greece to the newly formed Kingdom of Greece where at Athens he gathered materials for pictures of the war of liberation The sketches which he then made were placed forty in number in the Pinakothek after being copied in wax on a large scale by Nilsen in the northern arcades of the Hofgarten at Munich 1 King Otho s entrance into Nauplia was the subject of a large and crowded canvas now in the Pinakothek which Hess executed in person Evaluation editPeter von Hess work has been evaluated positively for its execution but some have questioned its boldness and congeniality 1 He is buried in the Alter Sudfriedhof in Munich Works edit nbsp Alexander Ypsilantis crosses the Pruth nbsp Andreas Vokos Miaoulis nbsp Alexandros Mavrokordatos defends Missolonghi nbsp Bouboulina nbsp Sacred Band fighting at Dragatsani nbsp The hanging of Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople nbsp Botsaris dying in Karpenisi nbsp Antonis Oikonomou nbsp Battle of Berezina 1812 nbsp First Battle of Krasnoi 14 August 1812 nbsp The Entry of King Othon of Greece into Nauplia 1835 nbsp Otto s entry to Athens 1839 References edit a b c Chisholm 1911 Works cited edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hess Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press External links edit nbsp Media related to Peter von Hess at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter von Hess amp oldid 1183265125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
