Siegmund L'Allemand

Ernst Gideon von Laudon at the Battle of Kunersdorf

Celebration on the 100th Anniversary of the Military Order of Maria Theresa

Siegmund L’Allemand (8 March 1840, Vienna - 24 December 1910, Vienna) was an Austrian painter, known for history and war scenes, genre works and portraits.

Biography[]

His father, Thaddäus (1810-1872), was an engraver and his uncle was the history painter, , who gave him his first lessons. His had his formal studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with Christian Ruben and Karl von Blaas.^[1]

In 1864, he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. Later that year, he served as a battle painter in the Second Schleswig War. Two years later, he served in the same capacity in the Third Italian War of Independence, an offshoot of the Austro-Prussian War, and participated in the Battle of Custoza. His uncle, Fritz, died that same year and Siegmund completed his unfinished paintings.^[1]

After 1883, he was a Professor at the Academy in Vienna. In October, 1907, he was a member of the Examination Board (chaired by Christian Griepenkerl) that voted to reject Adolf Hitler's application for admission to the school.^[2]

He received numerous awards, including a medal at the Exposition Universelle (1867), the Reichel Prize from the Academy (1876) and the "Karl Ludwig Medal" in 1879.^[1]

He was interred at the Zentralfriedhof. Many of his works are on display at the Museum of Military History, Vienna; notably a monumental portrait of Ernst Gideon von Laudon that was created for the Exposition Universelle (1878).

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Siegmund L’Allemand at Wikimedia Commons