ANTON

ALEXANDER VON

See also:

• WERNER, ABRAHAM GOTTLOB (1750-1817)
• ANTON ALEXANDER VON WERNER (1843– )
• WERNER, FRIEDRICH LUDWIG ZACHARIAS (1768–1823)

WERNER (1843– )  , German painter, was born at Frankfort-on-the-Oder, on the 9th of May 1843 . He first studied painting at the Berlin Academy, pursued his studies at Carlsruhe, and, having won a travelling scholarship upon the exhibition of his early works, he visited Paris in 1867, and afterwards Italy, where he remained for some time . On his return he received several state commissions, and on the out-break of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 he was sent with the staff of the third corps d'armee, and stayed in France. till the close of the campaign . In 1873 he was appointed professor at the Berlin Academy, of which he afterwards became director . Among his more important works must be named " The Capitulation of Sedan," " Proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles," " Moltke before Paris," " Moltke at Versailles," " The Meeting of Bismarck and Napoleon III.," " Christ and the Tribute Money," " William I. visiting the Tombs," " The Congress of Berlin," and some decorations executed in mosaic for the Triumphal Arch at Berlin . Von Werner's work is chiefly interesting for the historic value of his pictures of the events of the Franco-German War . See Kunst fur Allle, vol. i.; Knackfuss, Kiinstler-lbionographieen, No . 9 .