Eduard Magnus
(1799–1872) tysk professor
Eduard Magnus (1799–1872) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Eduard Magnus belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Eduard Magnus was born in Berlin and died in Berlin. Eduard Magnus trained at Frederick William University Berlin and Prussian Academy of Arts. Eduard Magnus worked in Berlin, Paris, Rome, and Paris. Eduard Magnus became a member of German Archaeological Institute. Eduard Magnus was awarded Order of the Red Eagle. The students included Clara Wilhelmine Oenicke, Albert Hertel, and Gustav Adolf Schultze.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 7 works by Eduard Magnus with free images. The dated works span the years 1825–1861. Works by Eduard Magnus are held by several collections, among them Alte Nationalgalerie, National Portrait Gallery, Eremitaget, and Art collection of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Henri Decaisne, August Kopisch, Frederick Catherwood, Thomas Witlam Atkinson, and Michał Kulesza.