He studied at the Industrial School in
Posen, at the
Prussian Academy of Arts, and as a pupil of
Friedrich Drake. From 1854 to 1870, he lived in Rome, studying the old masters and executing numerous works. Upon his return, he prepared for the
Monument of Victory in the
Königsplatz (now the Platz der Republik) of
Berlin a bronze relief of the
battle of Königgrätz. A series of decorations by him representing elementary instruction in the arts of painting and sculpture occupies a place in the entrance to the
Alte Nationalgalerie (National Gallery) of Berlin, together with a frieze, 22 meters in length, depicting "The Triumph of the Artists," or the history of
German art as displayed in its chief representatives. His further works include a statue of
Frederick the Great for Thorn, and numerous subjects derived from allegory or
classical mythology. ==Gallery==