Viktor Barvitius was the youngest child of Andreas Barvitius (1782–1836) and his wife Barbara, née Egger (1805–1874). His older brother was the architect
Antonín Viktor Barvitius (1823–1901). His sister Therezia (1826–1894) was married to the architect
Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann. In 1864 he graduated from the
Prague Academy. His graduate work was a picture of the
Battle of Crecy. From 1865 to 1868 lived in Paris, where he studied under
Thomas Couture. In 1860 he returned to
Bohemia, then devoted himself to genre painting. He died in
Prague, aged 68. Notable works include a portrait of
Adolf Kosárek (1853),
Čtvrtek ve Stromovce (Thursday in Stromovka) (1860),
Slavnost ve Hvězdě (Festival of the Stars),
Place de la Concorde (1866) and another version of
Čtvrtek ve Stromovce (1885). == Gallery ==