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Friedrich August Ferdinand Pettrich (1798 – 14 February 1872) was a German sculptor active in Germany, Brazil, the United States, and Italy.
He was an internationally famous portrait sculptor who created busts of political figures in Washington D.C. as well as Native Americans such as
Vatican biography
at fada.com
Biography listing
at
Note
in 1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art catalog
Friedrich August Ferdinand Pettrich (1798 – 14 February 1872) was a German sculptor active in Germany, Brazil, the United States, and Italy.
He was an internationally famous portrait sculptor who created busts of political figures in Washington D.C. as well as Native Americans such as Tecumseh
Tecumseh ( ; October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and ...
. In the early 1840s he moved to Brazil to become the Court Sculptor to Emperor Dom Pedro II.
Life
Born in Dresden to sculptorFranz Pettrich Franz may refer to:
People
* Franz (given name)
* Franz (surname)
Places
* Franz (crater), a lunar crater
* Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada
* Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...
, court sculptor to Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Pettrich studied in Rome under Bertel Thorvaldsen
Bertel Thorvaldsen (; 19 November 1770 – 24 March 1844) was a Danes, Danish and Icelanders, Icelandic Sculpture, sculptor medallist, medalist of international fame, who spent most of his life (1797–1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in ...
. After achieving fame in Europe, in 1835 Pettrich and his wife moved to the United States, first in Philadelphia, then Washington, D.C. Pettrich died in Rome in 1872.
Sculptures by Pettrich
* ''The Dying Tecumseh'' * '' Martin Van Buren'' * '' John Vaughan (wine merchant)'' * ''Washington Resigning His Commission'' * ''Mrs. Frederich Augustus Ferdinand Pettrich'' * ''Self-Portrait'' * ''William Norris'' * ''Our Lady of the Confederacy'' in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Charleston)
See also
Vatican biography
at fada.com
Biography listing
at
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (commonly known as SAAM, and formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds o ...
Note
in 1892 Corcoran Gallery of Art catalog
References
German sculptors German male sculptors American sculptors Court sculptors 1798 births 1872 deaths Masterpiece Museum {{Germany-sculptor-stub