Otto Reinhold Jacobi
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Otto Reinhold Jacobi was a German-Canadian artist.
In 1830 Jacobi studied in Berlin
at the Royal Academy of Arts. He then studied at the Dusseldorf Art Academy with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
. As a landscape and genre painter, he worked in Nassau
and Canada
. In 1837 he was appointed the court painter to the Duchess of Nassau in Wiesbaden
. In those years, Jacobi gave the young Ludwig Knaus
his first lessons in oil painting and advised him to study under Karl Ferdinand Sohn
at the Dusseldorf Academy. He worked in Wiesbaden until 1860 when he emigrated to Canada
where he settled in Montreal
. He quickly found contacts in the local artistic community. For a short time he was a teacher at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the largest and oldest university for art and design in Canada. Over the years he became one of the most successful painters of the 19th Century in Canada. His works were presented at the annual Art Association of Montreal (starting in 1880) and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
, which he became president of in 1890.
In 1830 Jacobi studied in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
at the Royal Academy of Arts. He then studied at the Dusseldorf Art Academy with Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer
Johann Wilhelm Schirmer was a German landscape artist from Jülich, within the Prussian Duchy of Jülich.-Biography:...
. As a landscape and genre painter, he worked in Nassau
Nassau
- Placenames :Germany*Nassau, Germany, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate founded in AD 915, after which all the following are named, directly or indirectly*Nassau Castle, ancestral seat of the House of Nassau...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. In 1837 he was appointed the court painter to the Duchess of Nassau in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
. In those years, Jacobi gave the young Ludwig Knaus
Ludwig Knaus
Ludwig Knaus was a German genre painter of the younger Düsseldorf school. He was born at Wiesbaden and studied from 1845 to 1852 under Sohn and Schadow in Düsseldorf. His early works, like "The Gamblers," in the Düsseldorf Gallery, are in the manner of that school, being dark and heavy in color...
his first lessons in oil painting and advised him to study under Karl Ferdinand Sohn
Karl Ferdinand Sohn
Karl Ferdinand Sohn was a German painter of the Düsseldorf school.He was born in Berlin and studied there under Wilhelm von Schadow, whom he followed to Düsseldorf. He treated principally mythical and poetic subjects of a highly romantic character, and painted in the mechanically idealistic manner...
at the Dusseldorf Academy. He worked in Wiesbaden until 1860 when he emigrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
where he settled in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He quickly found contacts in the local artistic community. For a short time he was a teacher at the Ontario College of Art and Design, the largest and oldest university for art and design in Canada. Over the years he became one of the most successful painters of the 19th Century in Canada. His works were presented at the annual Art Association of Montreal (starting in 1880) and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
The Royal Canadian Academy of Arts is a Canadian arts-related institution founded in 1880, under the patronage of the Governor General of Canada, Sir John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne. Canadian landscape painter Homer Watson was a member and president of the Academy...
, which he became president of in 1890.
Selected illustrations
- In: Reinick, Robert. Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde. – between 1836 and 1852.
- Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde. – Düsseldorf: Schulgen-Bettendorff, 1838. Digital copy from University of Düsseldorf
- Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde. – Düsseldorf: Schulgen-Bettendorff, 1838. Digital copy from University of Düsseldorf
- Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde. – Düsseldorf : Buddeus, between 1839 and 1846. Digital copy from University of Düsseldorf
- Lieder eines Malers mit Randzeichnungen seiner Freunde. – Leipzig : Vogel, ca. 1852. Digital copy from University of Düsseldorf
External links
- at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography OnlineDictionary of Canadian BiographyThe Dictionary of Canadian Biography is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of Canada. The DCB, which was initiated in 1959, is a collaboration between the University of Toronto and Université Laval...