Eduard Magnus

In Italy, Magnus produced two pictures, entitled The Return of the Palikaren, and The Benediction of the Grandson, which won him considerable renown.

[1] He also painted portraits, amongst others, of Jenny Lind, Henriette Sontag, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and the Prussian General Field Marshal Wrangel.

Magnus gained high reputation as a portrait-painter, his productions in this department being marked by strong individuality and powerful colouring.

[2] The Golden Age is also a notable work, distinguished by great natural simplicity, reminiscent of Sir Joshua Reynolds's pictures of a similar class of subject.

It was purchased by the Art-Union Society of that city, and at the distribution of prizes fell to the lot of the Baron Werther, Minister of Foreign Affairs.