Siegmund L’Allemand: life and works

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

His father, Thaddäus (1810-1872), was an engraver and his uncle was the chronicles painter, Fritz L’Allemand, who gave him his first lessons. His had his formal studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, with Christian Ruben and Karl von Blaas.

In 1864, he became a zealot 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 thesame capacity in the Third Italian War of Independence, an offshoot of the Austro-Prussian War, and participated in the Battle of Custoza. His uncle, Fritz, died that thesame year and Siegmund completed his unfinished paintings.

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After 1883, he was a Professor at the Academy in Vienna. In October, 1907, he was a aficionado of the Examination Board (chaired by Christian Griepenkerl) that voted to disown Adolf Hitler’s application for entrйe to the school.

He usual 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 upon display at the Museum of Military History, Vienna; notably a monumental portrait of Ernst Gideon von Laudon that was created for the Exposition Universelle (1878).

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