Otto Mengelberg
Otto Heinrich Mengelberg (April 1817, Cologne - 28 May 1890, Düsseldorf) was a German religious, portrait, and history painter, associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule. Life and work He was the second son of the portrait painter, Egidius Mengelberg and his wife, Anne Lisette née Risse, of Elberfeld. His birth came a few months after their formal marriage, which was delayed due to her parents' objections to marrying a Catholic. After attending the Dreikönigsgymnasium, a Jesuit school, he studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1834 to 1842. His primary instructors were Karl Ferdinand Sohn and Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow. During that time, in 1840, he converted to Protestantism. Upon graduating, he went to Munich with his friend and colleague, Joseph Fay (artist), Joseph Fay; returning to Cologne in 1844. Later, he assisted Fay in painting the Elberfeld Town Hall; which is now the Von der Heydt Museum. He and Fay also collaborated on the designs for the restorat ...
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