Artist

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

1805–1873 · born in Menzenschwand · died in Frankfurt

Franz Xaver Winterhalter was born in a small village in Germany's Black Forest and became one of the most famous painters of royalty in Europe. He worked for Queen Victoria, Napoleon III and many royal courts in Paris, London and Germany. His portraits show glittering silks and graceful poses. He died in Frankfurt in 1873.