All Peter von Hess's oil paintings
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94024 Am Chiemsee Am Chiemsee 2nd third of 19th century Medium oil on canvas cjr
87929 Die Schlacht bei Borodino Die Schlacht bei Borodino 1843(1843) Medium Oil on canvas cjr
91382 Die Schlacht bei Borodino Die Schlacht bei Borodino 1843(1843) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Deutsch: 224 x 355 cm cjr
89257 Einzug Konig Ottos in Nauplia, Einzug Konig Ottos in Nauplia, 1835(1835) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions Deutsch: 277 x 412 cm cjr
93827 Plundering Cossacks Plundering Cossacks 1820(1820) Medium oil on oak panel Dimensions Height: 38.5 cm (15.2 in). Width: 34.4 cm (13.5 in). cjr
90519 Suler Scene Suler Scene 1825(1825) Medium oil on panel Dimensions Height: 31.3 cm (12.3 in). Width: 42.5 cm (16.7 in). cyf
90668 The Entry of King Othon of Greece into Nauplia The Entry of King Othon of Greece into Nauplia 1835(1835) Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 277 x 412 cm cjr
Peter von Hess
(29 July 1792, Dseldorf - 4 April 1871, Menchen) was a German painter, known for historic paintings, especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence. Peter von Hess initially received training from his father Carl Ernst Christopher Hess. He accompanied his younger brother Heinrich Maria to Munich in 1806, and enrolled at the Munich Academy at the age of sixteenth. He also trained under Wilhelm von Kobell. During the Napoleonic Wars, he was allowed to join the staff of General Wrede, who commanded the Bavarians in the military operations which led to the abdication of Napoleon. There he gained novel experiences of war and a taste for extensive travel. During this time, von Hess painted his first battle pieces. In 1818 he spent some time in Italy where he painted landscapes and various Italian scenes. In 1833, at Ludwig's request, he accompanied Otto of Greece to the newly formed Kingdom of Greece, where at Athens he gathered materials for pictures of the war of liberation. The sketches which he then made were placed, forty in number, in the Pinakothek, after being copied in wax on a large scale by Nilsen, in the northern arcades of the Hofgarten at Munich. King Otho's entrance into Nauplia was the subject of a large and crowded canvas now in the Pinakothek, which Hess executed in person. . Related Artists to : | Joseph Farquharson | Ippolito Caffi | Giuseppe Maria Terreni | Demont-Breton Virginie | Carl Hubner |