Georg Decker
Georg Decker (7 December 1818 – 13 February 1894) was an Austro-Hungarian portrait artist.
Georg Decker | |
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| Born | 7 December 1818 Pest, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | 13 February 1894 (aged 75) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austro-Hungarian |
| Alma mater | Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna |
| Known for | Portrait art |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph |
| Patron(s) | Franz Joseph I of Austria |
Decker was born in Hungary to a German-speaking family, and grew up and made his career in Vienna, where he taught painting as well as working as a portrait and historical artist. Thanks to his teaching, he was sometimes referred to as Herr Professor Georg Decker.
Appointed as a knight of the Order of Franz Joseph, Decker has been called "a renowned portraitist of Vienna's highest society".
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