FRIEDRICH VON AMERLING
(April 14, 1803–January 14, 1887) was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef. He was born in Vienna and was court painter between 1835 and 1880. With Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller he is one of the outstanding Austrian portrait painters of the 19th century.

Amerling created over 1000 works, mostly portraits. He was the most popular portrait painter of the high aristocracy and the large middle class of the Biedermeier period. The years from 1830 to 1850 represent the high point of his work. His style has points of similarity to that of Ingres, combining clarity of outline with rich coloration.

The child in the works of Friedrich von Amerling:

Amerling, Fisherboy, 1830, oil on canvas

Amerling

Amerling, Princess Marie Franziska von Liechtenstein, 1836, oil on cardboard

Amerling, Little Bertha von Neuhaus with a Hare, 1830, oil on canvas

Amerling, Portrait of Younger Brother Joseph, 1830

Amerling, Young Girl, 1834, 44x40cm, oil on canvas

Amerling, Oil sketch for the portrait of the future Duke Johann II von Liechtenstein, 1844-45

Amerling, Portrait of the future Duke Johann II von Liechtenstein, 1845

Amerling, Portrait of Princess Karoline von Liechtenstein aged one and a half, 1837

Amerling, Mother and Children

Amerling, Eduard-Edler von Mosel

Amerling, Count August Ferdinand Breuner-Enckevoirt with Wife Maria-Theresia Esterhazy and both Kids, 1834

Amerling, Lost In Her Dreams, 1835, oil on canvas