Franz Xavier Winterhalter

Academic Classicism,

Franz Xavier Winterhalter Paintings 1805 - 1873 Painter, Printmaker, Germany, Academic Classicism

The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting, 1855

Oil on canvas

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OIL PAINTING: The Empress Eugenie Surrounded by her Ladies in Waiting, 1855
In 1835, after he painted portrait of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden, Winterhalter was appointed his court painter. With that portrait his international career was launched. The royal families of England, France, and Belgium all commissioned their portraits from Winterhalter. Under Napoleon III, Winterhalter became the chief portrait-painter of the imperial family and court of France. Among his many regal sitters was also Queen Victoria. Winterhalter first visited England in 1842, and returned several times to paint Victoria, Albert and their growing family, he did at least 120 paintings for them.