Soběslav Pinkas, originally Hippolyt Karel Maria František Pinkas (7 October 1827,

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- 30 December 1901, Prague) was a Czech

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painter and political

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Biography

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. After completing his basic education, he studied law. At that time, he changed his name to "

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" to show his support for

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. He is believed to have been among the group of students that held Count Leopold von Thun hostage during the June Uprising.Wikisource
Brief biography from Otto's encyclopedia. In 1849, after the revolution was suppressed, he found it necessary to change careers and enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts where he worked in the studios of Christian Ruben. On the advice of Josef Mánes, he transferred to the

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, but stayed for only two months before taking private lessons from . In 1854, he received a scholarship to study in France, where he worked in the studios of

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. While there, he exhibited at the

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, got married, and came under the influence of

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@ Libri. He also was a frequent visitor to the art colony in Bourron-Marlotte. He returned to Bohemia after his father's death in 1865 to look after his family. Later, he accepted a position as a drawing teacher, which he held for twenty-five years. He also taught courses for women at the Academy's graduate school and participated in planning the National Theater. Throughout his later years, he maintained his contacts with France; working for the

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and contributing to publications such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 1885, he built a cottage in Sázava, where he had been impressed by the scenery. Four years after his death, the actor

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, his grandson, was born at that cottage.

Selected paintings

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"Prayer for a Hanged Man" (the Hangman?)
@ Alšova jihočeská galerie
MKG Hamburg: Collection Online: Daguerreotype of Hippolyt Pinkas
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Biography

Selected paintings

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