Erasmus Engert

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

Biography

From 1809 to 1823, Engert studied at theAcademy of Fine Arts, Vienna,and later made a study trip to Italy. On his return, he set himself up as a painter of portraits, historical scenes and copies of theOld Masters.In 1843, he was named a curator at the Imperial Painting Gallery inBelvedere Palace,where he devoted himself to restoration work.

In 1857, he became the gallery's director, and published what is now considered a very deficient catalog of the collection.

In 1865, KaiserFranz Joseph Iawarded him the title ofRitter(Knight) and entered him into the nobility.

Sources

• Biographical notesfrom theBiographisches 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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