About Ferenc Újházy
Lived 1827 – 1921 (aged 93). Ferenc Újházy was a Hungarian painter, photographer and teacher.
Ferenc Újházy (8 December 1827, Szolnok - 7 June 1921, Budapest) was a Hungarian painter; known for landscapes with figures, genre scenes and still-lifes.
Life and work He showed artistic talent at an early age, but his parents wanted him to become a priest. In 1843, they relented; allowing him to study art in Pest. He interrupted his studies to fight as a volunteer in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. At the Battle of Temesvár, he was wounded and taken prisoner for several months before escaping.
A major retrospective was held in 1922. His works may be seen at the Hungarian National Gallery. He was interred at the Kerepesi Cemetery.
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Hungarian painter (1827-1921)
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Ferenc Újházy was born on 8 December 1827 in Szolnok.
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Ferenc Újházy died on 7 June 1921 in Budapest.
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Ferenc Újházy was a painter, photographer and teacher.
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Ferenc Újházy was Hungarian.
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