Emma Körner
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Emma Sophie Körner was a German painter and a pupil of Anton Graff
. She was the daughter of Christian Gottfried Körner
and his wife Minna, who was the sister of the painter Dora Stock
. Emma's brother was the poet and soldier Theodor Körner
.
Anton Graff
Anton Graff was an eminent Swiss portrait artist. Among his famous subjects were Friedrich Schiller, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Heinrich von Kleist, Frederick the Great, Johann Gottfried Herder and Christian Felix Weisse...
. She was the daughter of Christian Gottfried Körner
Christian Gottfried Körner
Christian Gottfried Körner was a German jurist. His home was a literary and musical salon, and he was a friend of Friedrich Schiller.-Biography:...
and his wife Minna, who was the sister of the painter Dora Stock
Dora Stock
Dora Stock was an artist of the 18th and 19th centuries who specialized in portraiture. She was at the center of a highly cultivated household in which a great number of artists, musicians, and writers were guests; and her friends and acquaintances included some of the most eminent figures of her...
. Emma's brother was the poet and soldier Theodor Körner
Theodor Körner (author)
Karl Theodor Körner was a German poet and soldier. After some time in Vienna, where he wrote some light comedies and other works, he became a soldier and joined the German uprising against Napoleon...
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