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Johann Peter Langer, after 1808, von Langer (baptized 1 July 1756, Kalkum – 6 August 1824,
''Langer, Johann Peter von''
In: Friedrich von Boetticher: ''Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte''. Band I, Dresden 1895, S. 807 f. *
The estate of Johann Peter and Robert von Langer in the Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
Biography @ Epoche Napoleon {{DEFAULTSORT:Langer, Johann 1756 births 1824 deaths 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German engravers Academic staff of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists
Johann Peter Langer, after 1808, von Langer (baptized 1 July 1756, Kalkum – 6 August 1824, Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
) was a German painter, engraver and wallpaper designer.
Biography
His father, Anton Langer (1721–1788), was the gardener for the Hatzfeld family at their estate surrounding . He began his studies in 1775, underLambert Krahe
Wilhelm Lambert Krahe (15 March 1712, Düsseldorf – 2 November 1790, Düsseldorf) was a German history painter and art collector.
Life
He was the son of a government clerk. Nothing is known of his early education. He found a patron in Ferdi ...
at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf is the academy of fine arts of the state of North Rhine Westphalia at the city of Düsseldorf, Germany. Notable artists who studied or taught at the academy include Joseph Beuys, Gerhard Richter, Magdalena Jetelová ...
, where he won second prize at the Academy exhibition of 1776 and first prize, which came with a scholarship, in 1778.
In 1781, he married Maria Josepha Kleyen (1760–1843), daughter of the engraver Johann Joseph Kleyen, and they had three sons. She created etchings under the name "Josephine Langen" and one of their sons, , also became a well known painter.
He was named a Professor at the Academy in 1784. Five years later, after a lengthy study trip in Holland, he became its Director. In 1794, when the War of the First Coalition
The War of the First Coalition (french: Guerre de la Première Coalition) was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797 initially against the constitutional Kingdom of France and then the French Republic that suc ...
brought a halt to activities at the Academy, he and his family moved to Duisburg
Duisburg () is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is the 5th largest city in No ...
, where he and the entrepreneur, Johann Böninger (1756–1810), created the "Mechanographische Institut"; producing flower and figure patterned wallpaper
Wallpaper is a material used in interior decoration to decorate the interior walls of domestic and public buildings. It is usually sold in rolls and is applied onto a wall using wallpaper paste. Wallpapers can come plain as "lining paper" (so ...
. Their product was displayed at fairs throughout Germany and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as t ...
was said to be one of their regular customers.
In 1801, after the Treaty of Lunéville
The Treaty of Lunéville (or Peace of Lunéville) was signed in the Treaty House of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Emperor Francis II, who signed on his own behalf as ruler of the hereditary doma ...
redrew France's borders, Böninger moved the factory to Paris to avoid the new import taxes. Langer returned to Düsseldorf, where he helped resurrect the Academy and once more took up his position as Director, with special attention to the art gallery. In 1806, when the gallery was moved to Munich, he followed it there and became the first Director of the new Academy of Fine Arts
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. In 1808, he was elevated to the nobility. He retained his position as Director until his death in 1824 and was succeeded by Peter von Cornelius
Peter von Cornelius (23 September 1783, Düsseldorf – 6 March 1867, Berlin) was a German painter; one of the main representatives of the Nazarene movement.
Life
Early years
Cornelius was born in Düsseldorf. From the age of twelve he attend ...
His paintings were mostly religious in nature. Many of his sketches and drawings are preserved at the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung
The Pinakothek der Moderne (, ''Pinakothek of the Modern'') is a modern art museum, situated in central Munich's '' Kunstareal''. Locals sometimes refer to it as the ''Dritte'' ("third") ''Pinakothek'' after the Old and New. It is one of the world' ...
in Munich.
Further reading
* *''Langer, Johann Peter von''
In: Friedrich von Boetticher: ''Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts. Beitrag zur Kunstgeschichte''. Band I, Dresden 1895, S. 807 f. *
External links
The estate of Johann Peter and Robert von Langer in the Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek
Biography @ Epoche Napoleon {{DEFAULTSORT:Langer, Johann 1756 births 1824 deaths 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German engravers Academic staff of Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists