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Wilhelm Hensel

German painter (1794–1861)
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Wilhelm Hensel
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Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
July 6, 1794, 1813[8]
Date of death
November 26, 1861, 1861[9]
Place of birth
Trebbin
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[14]
Occupation
painter, draftsperson, portraitist
Position held
court painter[15]
Educated at
Academy of Arts, Berlin[16]
Father
Johann Jacob Ludwig Hensel[11]
Spouse
Fanny Mendelssohn[12]
Child
Sebastian Hensel[13]
Sibling
Luise Hensel, Wilhelmine Hensel[35][36]
Genre
portrait[20]
Work location
Brunswick[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[33]
Archives at
Zentralarchiv der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Berlin State Library[21][22]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art, New International Encyclopedia, Neue Deutsche Biographie[27][28][29][30][31][32]
Family
Mendelssohn family[18]
Family name
Hensel[23]
Given name
Wilhelm[24]
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Has works in the collection
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Movement
Romanticism[19]
Name in native language
Wilhelm Hensel[34]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
Place of burial
cemeteries at Hallesches Tor[10]
Relative
Kurt Hensel[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en Wilhelm Hensel ar فيلهلم هانسل fa ویلهلم هنسل he וילהלם הנזל ja ヴィルヘルム・ヘンゼル ko 빌헬름 헨젤 ru Вильгельм Гензель ru Гензель Вильгельм ru Гензель, Вильгельм uk Вільгельм Гензель zh 威廉·亨泽尔 zh 威廉·亨泽尔1857年绘制的门德尔松像
🔖 Identifiers · 85
ISNI
0000000083494720
VIAF cluster ID
275919
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84125331
GND ID
118549316
ADK member ID
54545
AGORHA UUID
4bc7d6f2-87ce-44ae-9460-53da115e2781
Artist-info artist ID
322478
Artists of the World ID
00096538
Artnet artist ID
wilhelm-hensel
AskArt person ID
11039349
BIBSYS ID
8017155
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
HenselWilhelm1794-1861
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Benezit ID
B00086244
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
148024716
Bridgeman artist ID
32731
British Museum person or institution ID
31265
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
hensel-wilhelm
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01384588
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11427698
Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe ID
A008583
CiNii Research ID
1140845216689244544
DDB person (GND) ID
118549316
DFK Paris person ID
0008603992
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118549316
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118549316
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0011795
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Wilhelm-Hensel
Europeana entity
agent/base/157273
FAST ID
141730
FES digital collections entity ID
402334
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118549316
Find a Grave memorial ID
6820731
Freebase ID
/m/07tx1x
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003529429707141
Geni profile ID
6000000000961695094
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m07tx1x
Gravsted.dk ID
wilhelmhensel
Grove Art Online ID
T037606
HAND ID
8997-A176-FCC9-B89B-6C36
Hannah Arendt edition person ID
6668153
Harper's tag
wilhelm-hensel
Hyperion Records person ID
C1257
IMSLP ID
Category:Hensel,_Wilhelm
IdRef ID
081373155
Invaluable.com person ID
p0e4eaimee
IxTheo authority ID
147345669
J9U entity ID
987007422357905171
Jewish Museum Berlin person ID
jmb-pers-12408
KSW person ID
38009
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118549316
Kallías ID
PE00111965
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
2554
LiederNet author ID
7437
MMB ID
74739
Museum-digital person/organization ID
7702
MusicBrainz artist ID
62f27690-1b2b-422c-929f-0f31a3df1102
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
25382
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA13254103
NL CR AUT ID
jx20080310006
NUKAT ID
n2015046148
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Bl91;=BO
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810536549205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX963783
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp93764
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073419826
Niedersächsische Personen ID
1043098399
Obálky knih ID
jx20080310006
Open Library ID
OL497064A
Philadelphia Museum of Art entity ID
5483
Prabook ID
1744426
RERO ID (legacy)
A003364376
RILM ID
114271
RISM ID
people/72696
RKDartists ID
37654
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
49928
Rodovid ID
217965
SNAC ARK ID
w6gb2g6v
Sejm-Wielki.pl profile ID
sw.144831
Treccani ID
wilhelm-hensel
Union List of Artist Names ID
500010311
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12237581
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/321709
WikiTree person ID
Hensel-281
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgd6Qmdr3gYKM9TmYCRKd
Yale LUX ID
person/2cca95fa-0b05-4c38-93ad-24b0b73f31f3

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, New International Encyclopedia
Archives at 1
Berlin State Library
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Educated at 1
Academy of Arts, Berlin
Family 1
Mendelssohn family
Genre 1
portrait
Given name 1
Wilhelm
Has works in the collection 1
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Mb:married 1
Fanny Mendelssohn
Movement 1
Romanticism
Occupation 1
painter
Place of birth 1
Trebbin
Place of burial 1
cemeteries at Hallesches Tor
Place of death 1
Berlin
Position held 1
court painter
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Luise Hensel
Siblings 1
Luise Hensel
Spouse 1
Fanny Mendelssohn
Spouses 1
Fanny Mendelssohn
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Summary

Wilhelm Hensel was born on July 6, 1794[1], in Trebbin[2]. He died on November 26, 1861[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], and portraitist[7].

FAQs

Where was Wilhelm Hensel born?

Wilhelm Hensel's place of birth was Trebbin[2].

Where did Wilhelm Hensel die?

Wilhelm Hensel passed away in Berlin[4].

Who were Wilhelm Hensel's parents?

Wilhelm Hensel's father was Johann Jacob Ludwig Hensel[11].

Who was Wilhelm Hensel married to?

Wilhelm Hensel's spouses include Fanny Mendelssohn[12].

What did Wilhelm Hensel do for work?

Wilhelm Hensel worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], and portraitist[7].

Where did Wilhelm Hensel go to school?

Wilhelm Hensel was educated at Academy of Arts, Berlin[16].

Related Entities

Fanny Mendelssohn Kingdom of Prussia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Q27774156. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Q24397118. wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Hensel, Wilhelm und Fanny (ADB). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Q24397118. wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Hensel, Wilhelm und Fanny (ADB). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . Q24397118. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Niedersächsische Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #64168: add GND as source to unsourced or imported family members"
  2. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → painter, draftsperson, portraitist
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61951: Import professions from Lower Saxony Biography"
  4. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Brunswick
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #61909: Import places from Lower Saxony Biography"
  5. 26d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hannah Arendt edition person ID → 6668153
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #59775: Import P14966"
  6. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 8997-A176-FCC9-B89B-6C36
    "Created claim: HAND ID: 8997-A176-FCC9-B89B-6C36, batch #275136"
  7. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → wilhelm-hensel
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: wilhelm-hensel, Matched to wilhelm hensel (#289971553) in Harper's…"
  8. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118549316
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118549316, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  9. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 38009
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 38009, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  10. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 402334
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 402334, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
  11. 21w ago · Ferran Mir · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Relative → Kurt Hensel
    "Created claim: Relative: Kurt Hensel"
  12. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Wilhelm
    Artist files at → Frick Art Research Library
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
    Place of birth → Trebbin
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #35434: add P1810 to P8034"
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