Carl Röchling (October 18, 1855 – May 6, 1920) was a

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and

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known for his representation of historical

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themes.

Life

Röchling was born in

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, part of the

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, son of Friedrich Röchling, a judiciary worker, and Angelika Stoll. He studied from 1875 to 1880 in the

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Academy of Arts ''(Kunstschule)'' with Ludwig des Coudres and Ernst Hildebrand and later in the

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. While in Berlin, he was a pupil of the great master painter

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, with whom he participated in the creation of various

panoramic painting Panoramic paintings are massive artworks that reveal a wide, Panorama, all-encompassing view of a particular subject, often a landscape, military battle, or historical event. They became especially popular in the 19th century in Europe and the Un ...

s such as ''Der Schlacht von Sedan'' (" The Battle of Sedan"). Later he became well known for his independent work of historical and military paintings in the turn of the 19th century. He died on May 6, 1920, in

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Works

Among Röchling's most famous works of military themes are various depictions of battle scenes of Prussian army victories, especially those during the

Franco-Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Lasting from 19 July 1870 to 28 Janua ...

. Together with Georg Koch and

Eugen Bracht Eugen Felix Prosper Bracht (3 June 1842 – 5 November 1921) was a German landscape painter. Biography Bracht was born in Morges, Waadt (near Lake Geneva in Switzerland) of German parents. His family later moved to Darmstadt, Germany, where ...

a panorama of the Battle of Chattanooga is among his works. He also worked in partnership with Richard Knötel and Woldemar Friedrich in illustrating two popular children books (''Der Alte Fritz in 50 Bildern für Jung und Alt

in 1895 and ''Die Königin Luise in 50 Bildern für Jung und Alt'' in 1896).

Gallery

File:Hohenfriedeberg - Attack of Prussian Infantry - 1745.jpg, Battle of Hohenfriedberg - ''Attack of Prussian Infantry, June 4th, 1745'' File:Schlacht von Leuthen.JPG, ''Storming of the breach by Prussian troops during the

Battle of Leuthen The Battle of Leuthen was fought on 5 December 1757 between Frederick II of Prussia, Frederick the Great's Prussian Army and an Austrian army commanded by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Prince Charles of Lorraine and Count Leopold ...

, 1757'' File:Frederick the Great after the Battle of Hochkirch in 1758 by Carl Röchling.jpg, ''

Frederick the Great Frederick II (; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled ''King in Prussia'', declaring himself ''King of Prussia'' after annexing Royal Prussia ...

after defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch in 1758'' File:Reorganisation.jpg, ''Meeting of the reformers in

Königsberg Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teuton ...

in 1807'' File:Sterbelager der Königin Luise in Hohenzieritz, von Carl Röchling.jpg, ''Dying Queen Louise'' File:Parade 1894.JPG, ''Parade in the

Lustgarten The Lustgarten (, ''Pleasure Garden'') is a park in Museum Island in central Berlin at the foreground of the ''Altes Museum''. It is next to the (Berlin Cathedral) and near the reconstructed (''Berlin City Palace'') of which it was originally ...

February 9, 1894'' File:Germans to the front.jpg, The Germans to the front - depicting German troops advancing during Boxer Rebellion near Tientsin, China, 1900

References

External links

''Episode aus der Schlacht bei Gravelotte (Tod des Majors von Hadeln am 18.8.1870)''
in the

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, in German * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rochling, Carl 1855 births 1920 deaths People from Saarbrücken Artists from the Rhine Province 19th-century German painters German male painters 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists 19th-century German war artists 19th-century German male artists