Carl Ludvig Engel
(1778–1840) tyskfödd finländsk arkitekt
Carl Ludvig Engel (Sweden, 1778–1840) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Carl Ludvig Engel belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art. In the history of Swedish art, Carl Ludvig Engel belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism in Sweden’.
Carl Ludvig Engel was born in Berlin and died in Helsinki. Carl Ludvig Engel trained at Academy of Arts, Berlin. Carl Ludvig Engel studied under David Gilly. Carl Ludvig Engel worked in Helsinki, Turku, Hamina, and Pori. Wikidata associates Carl Ludvig Engel with Classicism. Carl Ludvig Engel was awarded Order of Saint Anna. The students included Anders Fredrik Granstedt.
The best-known works include ‘Oulu Cathedral’, ‘Pyhän Kolminaisuuden kirkko’, ‘St. John Church in Hamina’, and ‘Helsinki Old Church’. The works belong mainly to the genre Neoclassicism. The catalogue has 2 works by Carl Ludvig Engel with free images. The dated works are all from 1816. Helsingfors stadsmuseum holds at least one work by Carl Ludvig Engel.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Christian Forssell, Johanna Emerentia Bilang, Per Krafft den yngre, Wilhelmina Krafft, and Joseph Denis Odevaere.