Erasmus Engert

Erasmus Engert (24 February 1796, Vienna - 14 April 1871, Vienna) was an Austrian painter and art restorer. Later, he became Erasmus Ritter von Engert.

Children of the Cabinetmaker, Franz Zlamal (1840)

Biography

From 1809 to 1823, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. Later, he spent some time on a study trip to Italy. Upon his return, he set himself up as a painter of portraits, historical scenes and copies of the Old Masters. In 1843, he was named a curator at the Imperial Painting Gallery in Belvedere Palace, where he devoted himself to restorative work.

In 1857, he became the Director of the gallery and published what is now considered to be a very deficient catalog of the collection.

In 1865, Kaiser Franz Joseph I awarded him the title of Ritter (Knight) and entered him into the nobility.

Sources

Biographical notes from the Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich @ WikiSource
"Engerth Erasmus von". In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Vol. 1, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 1957, p. 252.

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