Carl Iwonski

April 23, 1830 (age 81)

Hilbersdorf, Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf, Germany

He was artistically active in and, and best known for his portraits of Texas pioneers. At age 15, he emigrated with his family to Texas with the Adelsverein settlers, disembarking at Galveston on December 18, 1845, from the Johann Detthard. The family initially settled at Castell and Mill streets in Leopold von Iwonski sold his 320-acre land grant and moved the family across the Guadalupe River from, to a settlement which came to be known as Neighborsville. The Iwonski home was on the Old Road and doubled as a stage stop. Young Carl helped out on the family farm, and became a naturalized American citizen in 1854. His first known artistic effort was an 1853 sketch of the family"s log cabin. Iwonski"s first known sketch books date to 1855, coinciding with his opening a studio in His preferred media were pencil, ink, watercolor. He also made oil portraits of German settlers, and later became skilled as a sculptor. When Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg visited on an 1855 visit, Iwonski made him a gift of six pencil sketches of his Texas creations. From 1855–1857, he made a series of sketches of the Amateur Theater. Iwonski moved to in 1857 and in 1859 became aassociated with artist William DeRyee. Iwonski began making sketches of troops stationed in the south Texas area during the Civil War. His most famous was The Terry"s Rangers. He also became a teacher at the Bickler German-English Academy. From 1866–1870, Iwonski ran a photography studio with fellow artist Hermann Lungkwitz. In addition to his portraits, he began painting landscapes. During Reconstruction, Carl von Iwonski became city tax collector, and his father Leopold became Bexar County treasurer. Leopold von Iwonski died in office on October 15, 1872. Iwonski took a sabbatical in 1871 to study at the Berlin Academy of Artist Carl G. von Iwonski never married. He died in Breslau on April 4, 1912.

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Carl G. von Iwonski was born April 23, 1830 at Hilbersdorf, Saxony, to former Prussian Army officer Leopold von Iwonski and his wife Marie (Kalinowska-Tshirski) von Iwonski.

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He was artistically active in and, and best known for his portraits of Texas pioneers. At age 15, he emigrated with his family to Texas with the Adelsverein settlers, disembarking at Galveston on December 18, 1845, from the Johann Detthard. The family initially settled at Castell and Mill streets in Leopold von Iwonski sold his 320-acre land grant and moved the family across the Guadalupe River from, to a settlement which came to be known as Neighborsville.

The Iwonski home was on the Old Road and doubled as a stage stop.

Young Carl helped out on the family farm, and became a naturalized American citizen in 1854. His first known artistic effort was an 1853 sketch of the family"s log cabin.

Iwonski"s first known sketch books date to 1855, coinciding with his opening a studio in His preferred media were pencil, ink, watercolor. He also made oil portraits of German settlers, and later became skilled as a sculptor.

When Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg visited on an 1855 visit, Iwonski made him a gift of six pencil sketches of his Texas creations.

From 1855–1857, he made a series of sketches of the Amateur Theater. Iwonski moved to in 1857 and in 1859 became aassociated with artist William DeRyee. Iwonski began making sketches of troops stationed in the south Texas area during the Civil War.

His most famous was The Terry"s Rangers.

He also became a teacher at the Bickler German-English Academy. From 1866–1870, Iwonski ran a photography studio with fellow artist Hermann Lungkwitz.

In addition to his portraits, he began painting landscapes. During Reconstruction, Carl von Iwonski became city tax collector, and his father Leopold became Bexar County treasurer.

Leopold von Iwonski died in office on October 15, 1872.

Iwonski took a sabbatical in 1871 to study at the Berlin Academy of Artist Carl G. von Iwonski never married. He died in Breslau on April 4, 1912.

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