- Soma Orlai Petrich
Soma Orlai Petrich (1822-1880) was a Hungarian painter. Petrich was born to a Serbian father and Hungarian mother. He originally wanted to become a writer. He was a pupil of
Jakab Marastoni in 1846 and attended F. Waldmuller's school inVienna from 1847. He often painted historical themese and in his lithographs he portrayed experiences during the war of independence. He studied at Kaulbach inMunich from 1850. He painted "The Corpse of Louis II" in 1851, a decade beforeBertalan Székely 's painting. He was also a popular portraitist.External links
* [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/orlai_petrich_soma.html Artcyclopedia Entry]
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