August German von Bohn (25 February 1812, in
Heilbronn – 23 January 1899, in
Stuttgart) was a German painter.
Biography
German von Bohn first studied in law in
Tübingen
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before he studied painting. He was the student of
Henri Lehmann Henri Lehmann (; 14 April 1814 – 30 March 1882) was a German-born French historical painter and portraitist.
Life
Born Heinrich Salem Lehmann in Kiel, in the Duchy of Holstein, he received his first art tuition from his father Leo Lehmann ( ...
and
Ary Scheffer in Paris. He stayed in Rome from 1840 to 1843, then he came back to Paris and was made a Knight of the
Legion of Honour
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in 1853.
In 1857, he settled in
Stuttgart and became a court painter. He also made wall paintings in churches in France.
His works are held in several museums in Germany, France and Italy.
Works in public collections
*''La Mort de Cléopâtre'', 1842, oil on canvas,
Fine Arts Museum, Nantes
References
Bibliography
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External links
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19th-century German painters
19th-century German male artists
German portrait painters
Court painters
People from Heilbronn
1812 births
1899 deaths
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