Siegmund L’Allemand (8 March 1840, Vienna - 24 December 1910, Vienna) was an Austrian painter, known for history and war scenes, genre works and portraits.

Biography

His father, Thaddäus (1810-1872), was an engraver and his uncle was the history painter,

Fritz L’Allemand Friedrich Wilhelm L'Allemand, known as Fritz (24 May 1812, Hanau - 20 September 1866, Vienna) was an Austrian history painter. Biography He came from a family of artists. His grandfather, Konrad Marcus Christian L'Allemand (1752-1830) was a w ...

, who gave him his first lessons. His had his formal studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with

Christian Ruben Christoph Christian Ruben (November 30, 1805 – July 9, 1875) was a German painter. Born in Trier, Ruben studied in Düsseldorf under Peter von Cornelius from 1823, and in 1826 settled in Munich, where he worked on the designs for the new stain ...

and Karl von Blaas. In 1864, he became a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus. Later that year, he served as a battle painter in the Second Schleswig War. Two years later, he served in the same capacity in the Third Italian War of Independence, an offshoot of the

Austro-Prussian War The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 186 ...

, and participated in the Battle of Custoza. His uncle, Fritz, died that same year and Siegmund completed his unfinished paintings. After 1883, he was a professor at the Academy in Vienna. In October, 1907, he was a member of the Examination Board (chaired by Christian Griepenkerl) that voted to reject Adolf Hitler's application for admission to the school.

Brigitte Hamann Brigitte Hamann (; 26 July 1940 – 4 October 2016) was a German-Austrian author and historian based in Vienna. Biography Born in Essen, Germany, Hamann studied history in Münster and Vienna. She worked as a journalist in her native Essen for ...

: ''Hitlers Wien. Lehrjahre eines Diktators''. Piper. München 1996. ; pg.52. He received numerous awards, including a medal at the Exposition Universelle (1867), the Reichel Prize from the Academy (1876) and the " Karl Ludwig Medal" in 1879. He was interred at the Zentralfriedhof. Many of his works are on display at the

Museum of Military History, Vienna The Museum of Military History – Military History Institute (german: Heeresgeschichtliches Museum – Militärhistorisches Institut) in Vienna is the leading museum of the Austrian Armed Forces. It documents the history of Austrian ...

; notably a monumental portrait of Ernst Gideon von Laudon that was created for the Exposition Universelle (1878).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:LAllemand, Siegmund 1840 births 1910 deaths 19th-century Austrian painters 19th-century Austrian male artists History painters Military art Academy of Fine Arts Vienna alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna Artists from Vienna