(b Neustetten, Baden, 29 May 1813; d Arc le Gray, France, 18 Dec 1870). German painter. In 1831 he entered the Munich Akademie der Bildenden Künste, where his abilities were so remarkable that he was employed as assistant to Philipp von Foltz on the encaustic wall paintings for the Queen’s apartment in the Residenz. In 1835 his Death of Piccolomini (1835; Karlsruhe, Staatl. Ksthalle), a dramatically charged scene from the Thirty Years War inspired by Schiller’s drama Wallenstein, received considerable acclaim; it is a characteristic example of his work. In 1837 he moved to Paris, where he spent three years studying, principally under Horace Vernet. In 1839 he won a Gold Medal at the Salon with the Death of Piccolomini. In 1840 he was appointed court painter at Baden, and in 1841 he took up residence in Munich, entering the intellectual circle around the king, Ludwig I. In his new position he embarked on a series of national and military subjects; Military Display at Night (1853) was well received in Paris and was acquired by the emperor, Napoleon III.