František Čermák (painter)

From 1837 to 1842, he studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts with Christian Ruben and František Tkadlík.

He then spent a year studying figure drawing with Gustaf Wappers in Antwerp, after which he found a position in the studios of Thomas Couture in Paris.

When he returned to Prague, he was a professor at the Academy from 1878 until his death; serving as Rector for the years 1881-1882.

His best-known students included Soběslav Pinkas, Augustin Vlček [cs], Karel Vítězslav Mašek, František Dvořák, Luděk Marold and Vojtěch Bartoněk.

He was heavily influenced by French/Belgian historical painting and produced numerous canvases designed to revive interest in Czech history.