About Heinrich Pommerencke
Lived 1821 – 1873 (aged 51). Heinrich Pommerencke was a German painter.
Heinrich Pommerencke (1821–1873) was a successful portrait painter of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
Life Pommerencke was born on 21 June 1821 in Plate near Schwerin and brought up in poverty. He pursued his studies in art in Berlin from 1848 to 1851. After returning to Schwerin, he returned to Berlin to further studies under Carl Joseph Begas with a scholarship from Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He also went to Paris between 1851 and 1854 in the studio of the historian Ary Scheffer.
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Who was Heinrich Pommerencke?
German artist (1821-1873)
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Heinrich Pommerencke was born on 21 June 1821 in Plate.
When did Heinrich Pommerencke die?
Heinrich Pommerencke died on 21 February 1873 in Schwerin.
What was Heinrich Pommerencke's occupation?
Heinrich Pommerencke was a painter.
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Heinrich Pommerencke was German.
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