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Heinrich Ludwig Freiherr von Gleichen-Rußwurm (25 October 1836, Castle Greifenstein inUnterfranken - 9 July 1901,Weimar) was a Germanimpressionist painter and graphic artist who was one of the pioneers of that style in Germany. He was a grandson ofFriedrich Schiller.
He was the only child of Baron Adalbert von Gleichen-Rußwurm and his wife Emilie, Friedrich Schiller's youngest daughter.[1] KingLudwig I was his godfather. He first attended school inMeiningen, where his family spent the winter and his father had a seat in theDuchy of Saxe-Meiningen's advisory legislature. Later, he studied inJena,Heidelberg andGeneva, followed by an internship with the Agricultural Academy at theUniversity of Hohenheim.
During a stay inFrankfurt, he met theBaroness Elisabeth von Thienen-Adlerflycht, daughter of the Danishchargé d'affaires, and they were married in 1859. She died shortly after childbirth in 1865. Their son,Alexander von Gleichen-Rußwurm, became a well-known writer and philosopher. His sense of loss led him to pursue his artistic inclinations. Leaving Alexander in the care of his mother Emilie, he moved into an apartment with a studio in Weimar, studying withMax Schmidt andTheodor Hagen at theWeimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School.[1] In 1872, he had his first exhibition in Berlin. During a stay in France in 1876, he came under the influence of theBarbizon school and developed an interest in etching.
After 1880, he spent the winter in Berlin and travelled extensively during the summer. Together with Alexander, he participated in creating the Goethe-Schiller Archive, donating items from his family's collection. In 1889, he was named an honorary member of theGoethe-Gesellschaft and, five years later, was elected Chairman of theDeutsche Schillerstiftung.
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