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Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton was one of a large family of artists active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was the son and pupil of Scottish still life painter [[James_de_Hamilton|James de Hamilton]] (c.1640-1720), who settled and worked in Brussels.<ref name="askART"></ref> His brothers [[Philipp_Ferdinand_de_Hamilton|Philipp Ferdinand]] (c.1664-1750) and [[Johann_Georg_de_Hamilton|Johann Georg]] (1672-1737) were both active in Vienna, while Karl Wilhelm worked mainly in Germany, first in [[Baden-Baden]] and later in [[Augsburg]], where he served as valet court painter to [[Alexander_Sigismund_von_der_Pfalz-Neuburg|Bishop Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg]].<ref name="RKD"></ref><ref name="askART"></ref> |
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton was one of a large family of artists active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was the son and pupil of Scottish still life painter [[James_de_Hamilton|James de Hamilton]] (c.1640-1720), who settled and worked in Brussels.<ref name="askART"></ref> His brothers [[Philipp_Ferdinand_de_Hamilton|Philipp Ferdinand]] (c.1664-1750) and [[Johann_Georg_de_Hamilton|Johann Georg]] (1672-1737) were both active in Vienna, while Karl Wilhelm worked mainly in Germany, first in [[Baden-Baden]] and later in [[Augsburg]], where he served as valet court painter to [[Alexander_Sigismund_von_der_Pfalz-Neuburg|Bishop Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg]].<ref name="RKD"></ref><ref name="askART"></ref> |
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He was a teacher of painters Josef Franz Adolph, Johann Elias Ridinger and Johann Jakob Schalch.<ref name="RKD"></ref> |
He was a teacher of painters [[Josef Franz Adolph]], [[Johann Elias Ridinger]] and [[Johann Jakob Schalch]].<ref name="RKD"></ref> |
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Revision as of 02:01, 9 April 2022
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton | |
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| Born | 1668 Brussels |
| Died | February 23, 1754 Augsburg |
| Nationality | South Netherlandish |
| Father | James de Hamilton |
| Relatives | Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton and Johann Georg de Hamilton (brothers), possibly cousin of Franz de Hamilton |
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton, also Carl Wilhelm de Hamilton, Charles William de Hamilton, or Karel-William Von Hamilton (born in 1668, in Brussels – died 23 February 1754, in Augsburg) was a painter born at the end of the Dutch Golden Age. He is best known for his ‘forest-floor’ still life landscapes, game piece still life paintings, and bird paintings.[1][2]
Biography
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton was one of a large family of artists active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was the son and pupil of Scottish still life painter James de Hamilton (c.1640-1720), who settled and worked in Brussels.[2] His brothers Philipp Ferdinand (c.1664-1750) and Johann Georg (1672-1737) were both active in Vienna, while Karl Wilhelm worked mainly in Germany, first in Baden-Baden and later in Augsburg, where he served as valet court painter to Bishop Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg.[1][2]
He was a teacher of painters Josef Franz Adolph, Johann Elias Ridinger and Johann Jakob Schalch.[1]
Works
Among his most famous works are several variations on a landscape known as The Parliament of Birds, based on a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer written around 1380.[2]
Collections
The following collections contain work(s) by Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton:
- Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge, England)
- Wallraf-Richartz Museum (Cologne, Germany)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts (Dijon, France)
- Staatliche Kunsthalle (Karlsruhe, Germany)
- Musée des Beaux-Arts (Lyon, France)
- Staatsgalerie (Stuttgart, Germany)
- Finnish National Gallery (Helsinki, Finland)
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Carl Wilhelm de Hamilton". RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ a b c d "Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton". askART. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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