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Biography of Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1805-1873

Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1805-1873 is in Painters.

On 20th April 1805 Franz Xaver Winterhalter was born.

In 1823 Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (age 7) went to Paris [Map] and studied under Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 17).

1831. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 25). Portrait of Leopold Grand Duke of Baden (age 40).

Leopold Grand Duke of Baden: On 29th August 1790 he was born. On 25th June 1819 he and Princess Sophie of Sweden were married. She the daughter of King Gustav IV of Sweden. On 24th April 1852 he died. His son Louis succeeded II Grand Duke of Baden. He suffered from a mental illness during all of his life so his brother Frederick Grand Duke of Baden acted a Regent until 1852 when Frederick Grand Duke of Baden also became Grand Duke of Baden.

1831. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 25). Portrait of Princess Sophie of Sweden (age 29).

Princess Sophie of Sweden: On 21st May 1801 she was born to King Gustav IV of Sweden. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. On 6th July 1865 Princess Sophie of Sweden died.

Around 1840. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 34). Portrait of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 20). Note the Arm Garter as worn by Ladies of the Garter.

1840. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 34). Portrait of Princess Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 17) around the time of her marriage to Prince Louis Duke Nemours (age 25) on 26th April 1840.

Princess Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha: On 14th February 1822 she was born to Ferdinand Georg August Saxe Coburg Gotha and Maria Antonia Koháry Csábrág. In 26th April 1840 Prince Louis Duke Nemours and she were married. He the son of King Louis Philippe I of France. On 10th November 1857 Princess Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha died.

Around 1842. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 36). Portrait of Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 1).

Around 1842. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 36). Portrait of Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 1).

Around 1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 40). Portrait of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 26) and Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 26) and their children.

Around 1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 40). Portrait of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 26).

1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 40). Portrait of Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 21).

Around 1846. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 40). Portrait of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (age 4).

Around 1850. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 44). Portrait of Major-General John Douglas (age 32).

Major-General John Douglas: On 7th April 1817 he was born. On 8th September 1888 he died.

In 1853. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 47). Portrait of Empress Eugénie of France (age 26).

Around 1854. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 48). Portrait of Empress Eugénie of France (age 27).

1854. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 48). Portrait of Princess Sophie of Sweden (age 52).

In 1855. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 49). The Emperor Napoléon III (age 46).

Around 1855. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 49). The Empress Eugénie of France (age 28) surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting.

Around 1857. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 51). Portrait of Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 70).

Around 1857. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 51). Portrait of Princess Anna of Prussia (age 20).

Princess Anna of Prussia: On 17th May 1836 she was born to Charles Hohenzollern and Marie Saxe Weimar Eisenach. On 26th May 1853 Friedrich Wilhelm Hesse-Kassel and she were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King George I of Great Britain and Ireland. On 12th June 1918 Princess Anna of Prussia died.

Before 1858. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 52). Portrait of Clementina Augusta Wellington Child-Villiers (age 33).

Around 1859. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 53). Portrait of Prince Albert Saxe Coburg Gotha (age 39).

Around 1862. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 56). Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 21) and Frederick III King Prussia (age 30) and their chlidren.

Around 1865. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 59). Portrait of Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia (age 24).

Around 1865. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 59). Portrait of Empress Elisabeth of Austria (age 27).

Empress Elisabeth of Austria: On 24th December 1837 she was born. On 10th September 1898 she died.

Around 1871. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 65). Portrait of Maria Holstein Gottorp Romanov (age 17).

On 8th July 1873 Franz Xaver Winterhalter (age 68) died.