Karl Begas d.ä.
(1794–1854) tysk professor
Karl Begas d.ä. (1794–1854) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Karl Begas d.ä. belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Karl Begas d.ä. was born in Heinsberg and died in Berlin. Karl Begas d.ä. trained at Berlin University of the Arts. Karl Begas d.ä. worked in Cologne and Berlin. Karl Begas d.ä. became a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin. The students included Frédérique Émilie Auguste O'Connell, Wilhelm Amberg, and Clara Wilhelmine Oenicke.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 15 works by Karl Begas d.ä. with free images. The dated works span the years 1813–1850. Works by Karl Begas d.ä. are held by several collections, among them Alte Nationalgalerie, Begas Haus, Wallraf-Richartzmuseet, and Eremitaget.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Thomas Griffiths Wainewright, Jan Feliks Piwarski, Charles Robert Leslie, Wilhelm Hensel, and Jan Maszkowski.