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Offterdinger, C. (Carl), 1829-1889

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Personal name headingOffterdinger, C. (Carl), 1829-1889
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Variant(s)Offterdinger, Carl, 1829-1889
Offterdinger, Karl, 1829-1889
Birth date1829-01-08
Death date1889-01-12
Place of birthStuttgart (Germany)
Place of deathStuttgart (Germany)
Profession or occupationPainters Illustrators
Found inKolb, C. F. A. Stuttgarter Bilderbuch, 1985: t.p. (C. Offterdinger) afterword (Carl Offterdinger; 1829-1889; illustrator in Stuttgart)
Havlice, P. Index to artistic biography, 1973 (Offterdinger, Karl; German painter; b. 1829)
Wikipedia, November 17, 2021 (Carl Offterdinger; Carl Offterdinger (January 8, 1829 in Stuttgart--January 12, 1889 in Stuttgart) was a German figure and genre painter and illustrator; in the second half of the 19th century, Offterdinger illustrated numerous children's books, fairy tales, adventure stories, and broadsheets; he is particularly known for his paintings with scenes from fairy tales and illustrations of literary works such as The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Till Eulenspiegel, Robinson Crusoe, fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm, the Leatherstocking Tales, and Gulliver's Travels; in 1874, he illustrated the first edition of Theodor Storm's novella Pole Poppenspäler in the journal German youth)