Eduard Kaiser | |
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| Born | 22 February 1820 |
| Died | 30 August 1895 |
| Occupation(s) | Austrian painter and lithographer |
Eduard Kaiser (22 February 1820 inGraz – 30 August 1895 inVienna) was an Austrian painter and lithographer, as was his brotherAlexander Kaiser (1819–1872). He was a celebrated portrait artist who drew the attention of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria.
Eduard Kaiser was the son ofJoseph Franz Kaiser, the owner of a lithographic business in Graz. He studied at theWiener Akademie besideJosef Danhauser and soon became a serious competitor for the top Vienna portrait-lithographerJosef Kriehuber. Enthused by the ideas of therevolution, in 1848 Kaiser joined the Academic Legion - during this time he made portraits of almost all the main figures of theMarch Revolution (Josef Radetzky,Franz Schuselka,Hans KudlichAdolf Fischhof,Carl Giskra). In 1852/53 he lived inRome. After returning to Austria he developed a very profitable portrait-lithography business, with clients includingFranz Joseph I of Austro-Hungary, his empressElisabeth of Austro-Hungary,Friedrich Hebbel,Robert Schumann andClara Schumann.
In 1867–1886 he lived in Rome again, where he devoted himself very successfully to watercolour reproductions of classical masterpieces - these reproductions were then sold in Great Britain as colour lithographs. He then returned to Vienna and to portrait painting in oils and watercolour.
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