Theodor Hildebrandt
(1804–1874) painter from Germany (1804-1874)
Theodor Hildebrandt (1804–1874) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Theodor Hildebrandt belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Theodor Hildebrandt was born in Szczecin and died in Düsseldorf. The teachers included Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow and Johann Gottfried Niedlich. Theodor Hildebrandt worked in Berlin and Düsseldorf. The students included Christian Albrecht von Benzon, Ferdinand Theodor Dose, Heinrich Kempf, and Wilhelm Sohn.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Newa river at St. Petersburg in Winter’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 8 works by Theodor Hildebrandt with free images. The dated works span the years 1829–1848. Works by Theodor Hildebrandt are held by several collections, among them Alte Nationalgalerie, Museum Kunstpalast, Eremitaget, and Amsterdam Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Rudolph Wiegmann, Auguste-Hyacinthe Debay, Jacques Raymond Brascassat, Thomas Allom, and Timofey Andreyevich Neff.