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Albreeht Adam, a German painter of battle pieces, born at Nordlingen, April 16, 1786, died in Munich, Aug. 28, 1862. He studied painting at Nuremberg under Conrad Zweiger. He was engaged in the Austrian campaigns against Napoleon, and subsequently entered the service of Eugene Beauharnais, viceroy of Italy, and painted the battle scene of Lobau. He accompanied Eugene in the campaign of 1812 as far as Moscow. After the peace he prepared a series of drawings illustrative of Eugene's military career, now in the Leuchten-berg gallery, St. Petersburg. He also painted several grand battle pieces, besides his Voyage pittoresque militaire in 120 lithographs, illustrating the Russian campaign. He finally settled in Munich, under King Louis, for whom he painted the battle of the Moskva.
 
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