JOSEPH HAUBER (GERMAN 1766-1834), A GENTLEMAN AND LADY SEATED IN A GARDEN

JOSEPH HAUBER (GERMAN 1766-1834) A GENTLEMAN AND LADY SEATED IN A GARDEN Oil on copper Signed and dated 'J. Hauber Pinxit. 1809' (to bench, lower right) 79 x 90cm (31 x 35¼in.) Joseph Hauber was one of the leading representatives of early 19th century Classicism in Munich. The son of a carpenter, Hauber first trained in Rattenberg under Anton Weiß, before enrolling at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. His abilities were recognised by Elector Karl Theodor who provided him with an annual salary of 200 florins. From 1785 he lived in Munich, and in 1800 he became professor at the Academy of Drawing. When King Max Joseph founded the Munich Academy of Fine Arts in 1808, he was appointed professor and remained in the position until his death in 1834. Having commenced his career primarily as a religious painter, around 1800 Hauber became the preferred portraitist of the Munich nobility and the moneyed bourgeoisie. Condition Report Disclaimer, JOSEPH HAUBER (GERMAN 1766-1834), A GENTLEMAN AND LADY SEATED IN A GARDEN, JOSEPH HAUBER (GERMAN 1766-1834) A GENTLEMAN AND LADY SEATED IN A GARDEN Oil on copper Signed and dated 'J. Hauber Pinxit. 1809' (to bench, lower right) 79 x 90cm (31 x 35¼in.) Joseph Hauber was one of the leading representatives of early 19th century Classicism in Munich. The son of a carpenter, Hauber first trained in Rattenberg under Anton Weiß, before enrolling at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. His abilities were recognised by Elector Karl Theodor who provided him with an annual salary of 200 florins. From 1785 he lived in Munich, and in 1800 he became professor at the Academy of Drawing. When King Max Joseph founded the Munich Academy of Fine Arts in 1808, he was appointed professor and remained in the position until his death in 1834. Having commenced his career primarily as a religious painter, around 1800 Hauber became the preferred portraitist of the Munich nobility and the moneyed bourgeoisie. Condition Report Disclaimer

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