Adolph Northen

Adolph Northen (also credited as Adolf Northen, [Krafft p. 238] Adolf Northern [Art.com [http://www.art.co.uk/asp/display_artist-asp/_/crid--32861/Adolf_Northern.htm Adolf Northern Gallery] retrieved July 6 2007] or Adolph Northern) [Artnet [http://www.artnet.com/artist/652875/adolf-northen.html "Adolf Northen"] retrieved July 6 2007] (November 6 1828 - May 28 1876) was a 19th century German painter. He was born in Münden, Hannover and was a pupil of Düsseldorf Painting Academy.Champlin p. 353] Chiefly depicting battle scenes, and particularly events of the Napoleonic Wars, Northen's most noted works include "Napoleon's retreat from Moscow" and "Prussian Attack", which depict the failure of the 1812 invasion of France by Napoleon and the Prussian divisions of Hiller, Ryssel and Tippelskirch defeating the French Imperial Young Guard, 1st Battalions of the 2nd Grenadiers and 2nd Chasseurs at the Battle of Waterloo respectively. [Battle of Waterloo [http://www.battle-of-waterloo.com/prussian_army.htm Prussian Army Artwork] retrieved July 6 2007] Northern died in Düsseldorf aged 48.

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References

Printed sources:

* Champlin, John Denison "Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings", 2005
* Krafft, Eva Maria "Katalog der Meister des 19. Jahrhunderts in der Hamburger Kunsthalle", 1969

Websites:

* Artnet [http://www.artnet.com/artist/652875/adolf-northen.html "Adolf Northen"] retrieved July 6 2007

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