Ágoston Schoefft
ARTISTAugust Theodor Schoefft was a 19th-century Hungarian painter. He spent more than one year in the Sikh Empire, arriving in 1841, where he painted portraits and scenes of the surrounding area. His best known works include The Court of Lahore and Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Darbar Sahib. A painting by Scheofft sold at Christie's for over £91,250 in 2009. While in India, Schoefft painted portraits of British and French officials, diplomats, and Indian princes. He also travelled to Mexico, the United States, and several countries in the Middle East, where he made further paintings, with his works being exhibited at Vienna, Paris, and London.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: August Schoefft (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Hungarian artists of the period:Gyula Benczúr 32Gyula Benczúr 32Mihály Munkácsy 31Miklós Barabás 23Mihály Zichy 12Pál Szinyei Merse 5
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August Theodor Schoefft was a 19th-century Hungarian painter. He spent more than one year in the Sikh Empire, arriving in 1841, where he painted portraits and scenes of the surrounding area. His best known works include The Court of Lahore and Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Darbar Sahib. A painting by Scheofft sold at Christie's for over £91,250 in 2009. While in India, Schoefft painted portraits of British and French officials, diplomats, and Indian princes. He also travelled to Mexico, the United States, and several countries in the Middle East, where he made further paintings, with his works being exhibited at Vienna, Paris, and London.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Ágoston Schoefft's work on the site falls under Landscape (1).
Culture: Hungarian (1).
By orientation: 1 landscape.
Other Hungarian artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Gyula Benczúr — 32 artworks
- Gyula Benczúr — 32 artworks
- Mihály Munkácsy — 31 artworks
- Miklós Barabás — 23 artworks
- Mihály Zichy — 12 artworks
- Pál Szinyei Merse — 5 artworks
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