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 *Cotta's Kunstbl. (1839), 84, 131; (1840), 400; (1847), 16; Kugler, Kl. Schriften.

KREUZER, FRANZ, born in Salgen, near Mindelheim, Nov. 12, 1819, died in Munich, Jan. 25, 1872. Landscape painter, pupil of the Munich Academy under Zimmermann, and from 1839 connected with the Xylographic Institute. In 1849 he visited America in company of Robert Eberle, and returned to Munich in 1852. Works: View near Oberandorf (1863); Berchtesgaden (1865); Around Schönau (1866); Hechtsee (1868); Hintersee (1871).—Allgem. d. Biogr., xvii. 144; Kunst-Chronik, vii. 236.

KREVEL, LUDWIG, born at Brunswick, Sept. 19, 1801, died at Treves, May 14, 1876. Portrait and genre painter, pupil of his father, Johann Wunibald; studied in Paris in 1824-30, and settled in Cologne, whence he went to Treves in 1868. Works: Portrait of Professor Eduard d'Alton (1834); Portrait of Christian Rhaban Ruhl (1846); Emmy, Mannheim Art Union; St. Sebastian, St. Alban's Church, Cologne; Girl and Parrot; Venetian Fisherman.—Allgem. d. Biogr., xvii. 149; Kunstbl. (1851), 126; Merlo, 244.

KREYDER, ALEXIS, born at Andlau, Alsace, in 1839. Fruit and flower painter, pupil of Laville of Strasbourg. One of the best living artists of his class. Decorated the Demidoff Palace and other buildings. Studio in Paris. Medal in 1867; 2d class, 1884. Works: Offering to Bacchus (1865), Luxembourg Museum; A Spring (1869); Appletree in Blossom (1872); Vineyard, Roses (1873); By a Grain-Field (1874); On the Banks of a Brook (1876); River in Alsace (1880); Roses and Peaches, Cherries and Flowers (1884); Park Corner, Branch of Roses (1885).—Larousse.

KRIEBEL, ANTON MARIA LUDWIG, born in Dresden, July 24, 1823. History and portrait painter, pupil of Eduard Bendemann, and his assistant in painting frescos in the Palace. Visited Germany, Belgium, and Holland, and spent some time at Munich, Antwerp, and Paris. Since 1866 professor at Dresden Academy. Works: Wall-Paintings in Church at Gersdorff (1869).—Müller, 311; Nagler, Mon., iv. 376.

KRIEHUBER, JOSEF, born in Vienna, Dec. 14, 1801, died there, May 30, 1876. Portrait and landscape painter, pupil of the Vienna Academy under Füger; went in 1818 with Prince Sangusko to Poland. After his return to Vienna in 1822 he again frequented the Academy, was a rival of Daffinger as a miniature painter, and became famous for his portraits in lithograph. His landscapes in oil and water-colour are truthful in conception and carefully studied. He painted more than seven thousand portraits. Works: Portraits of all the members of Imperial Family of Austria, of most of the Austrian statesmen, generals, church dignitaries, scholars, poets, and artists from 1830 to 1860; Landscapes and Skirmish Scenes; Storm in the Forest (1856), View on the Danube, Vienna Museum.—Allgem. d. Biogr., xvii. 166; Illust. Zeitg. (1876), i. 454; Kunst-Chronik, vi. 94; xii. 336; Land und Meer (1872), ii. No. 28; Wurzbach, xiii. 219.

KRIGAR, HEINRICH, born in Berlin, May 7, 1806, died there, July 7, 1838. Genre painter, pupil of Berlin Academy and of Wach; visited Holland, Belgium, and France, studied in Paris under Delaroche, and returned to Berlin in 1837. Works: Cinderella (1836); St. Cecilia; Astrologer; Knight and Shield-Bearer (1836), National Gallery, Berlin.—Cotta's Kunstbl. (1835), 138; Raczynski, iii. 107; Rosenberg, Berliner Malerschule, 36.

KROCKOW VON WICKERODE, OSCAR, Count, born at Thine, Pomerania, March 9, 1826, died in Berlin, Nov. 12, 1871. Animal and landscape painter, pupil in Berlin of W. Krause and in Munich of Albert Zimmermann; lived in Paris in 1856-59, visited Tyrol, Switzerland, Italy, and Russia, and settled in Berlin. Works: Rocks in Lautesch Valley—Tyrol; Bison-Cow defending her Calf against Wolves; Bison-Hunt; Evening on Banks of Narewka;