Franz Xaver Winterhalter (Franz xwinteraver halter, 1805 -- 1873) a master of classicism in the middle of the 19th century in the German School of art, specializing in portraiture.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter was born on April 20 in Menzenschwand, Germany, the sixth child of farmer and resin manufacturer Fidel Winterhalter Winterhalter and his wife Eva Myer Eva Meyer.

His father had a great influence on his life. Of the eight brothers and sisters in the family, only four survived. In his life, Winterhalter was greatly influenced by his painter brother Hermann (1808-1891) .

Franz XAVER WINTERHALTER at St. After studying at Benedictine Monastery School in Blasien, he left Menzenschwand, 1818, where 13 year old Winterhalter studied painting and printmaking. Then he studied painting at the Institute of Monaco.