Cornelius Krieghoff

Cornelius Krieghoff , 1812-72, Canadian painter, b. Düsseldorf, Germany. He traveled widely and took part in the Seminole wars in Florida as a member of the U.S. army. Commissioned by the War Dept. to make paintings from many sketches done in these wars, he worked at Rochester, N.Y., and then moved to Canada, working first at Toronto, then at Montreal, and in 1853 at Quebec. He had a keen sense of the picturesque in French-Canadian life, and his numerous pictures are much sought after.

Bibliography: See biography by C. M. Barbeau (1934).

Krieghoff, Cornelius (b Amsterdam, 19 June 1815; d Chicago, 8 Mar. 1872). Dutch-born Canadian painter. He studied in Düsseldorf, moved to New York c.1835, and from 1840 spent most of his career in Canada (mainly in Montreal and Quebec), although he also had periods in Europe and the USA. His pictures of the Indians, French-Canadian life, and the landscape, done in a colourful, detailed, and often anecdotal style, proved highly popular, and he has been much imitated and forged.

Krieghoff, Cornelius (1815–72). Dutch-born Canadian painter. He studied in Düsseldorf, went to New York c.1835, and from 1840 spent most of his career in Canada (mainly in Montreal and Quebec), although he also had periods in Europe and the USA (he died in Chicago). His pictures of the Indians, French-Canadian life, and the landscape, done in a colourful, detailed, and often anecdotal style, proved highly popular, and he has been much imitated and forged.