Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton

Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton, also Carl Wilhelm de Hamilton, Charles William de Hamilton, or Karel-William Von Hamilton (1668 in Brussels – 23 February 1754 in Augsburg) was a painter born at the end of the Dutch Golden Age. He is best known for his ‘forest-floor’ still life landscapes, game piece still life paintings, and bird paintings.[1][2]

Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton
Born1668
Brussels
Died23 February 1754(1754-02-23) (aged 85–86)
Augsburg
NationalitySouth Netherlandish
FatherJames de Hamilton
RelativesPhilipp Ferdinand de Hamilton and Johann Georg de Hamilton (brothers), possibly cousin of Franz de Hamilton
Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton - The Parliament of Birds

Biography

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Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton was one of a large family of artists active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was the son and pupil of Scottish still life painter James de Hamilton (c.1640-1720), who settled and worked in Brussels.[2] His brothers Philipp Ferdinand (c.1664-1750) and Johann Georg (1672-1737) were both active in Vienna, while Karl Wilhelm worked mainly in Germany, first in Baden-Baden and later in Augsburg, where he served as valet and court painter to Bishop Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg.[1][2]

He was a teacher of painters Josef Franz Adolph, Johann Elias Ridinger and Johann Jakob Schalch.[1]

Works

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Among his most famous works are several variations on a landscape known as The Parliament of Birds, based on a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer written around 1380.[2]

Collections

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The following collections contain work(s) by Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton:

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Carl Wilhelm de Hamilton". RKD Netherlands Institute for Art History. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  2. ^ a b c d "Karl Wilhelm de Hamilton". askART. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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