Friedrich Drake

(1805–1882) tysk skulptör

Friedrich Drake (1805–1882) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Friedrich Drake belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

Friedrich Drake was born in Bad Pyrmont and died in Berlin. Friedrich Drake trained at Academy of Arts, Berlin. Friedrich Drake studied under Christian Daniel Rauch. Friedrich Drake worked in Putbus. Friedrich Drake became a member of Académie des beaux-arts. The awards include Order of the Red Eagle, Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art, and Legion of Honour. The students included Johannes Schilling.

One of the best-known works is ‘Nike Crowns the Hero’. The catalogue has 3 works by Friedrich Drake with free images. The dated works span the years 1853–1873.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Carl Nebel, Christian Morgenstern, Baron Carlo Marochetti, Magnus von Wright, and Henry Lark Pratt.

• Romanticism
• Siegessäule