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Oscar Begas

German painter (1828–1883)
Person Human Q2032661

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
July 31, 1828
Date of death
November 10, 1883
Place of birth
Berlin
Place of death
Berlin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia[9]
Occupation
painter
Field of work
painting[10]
Educated at
Prussian Academy of Arts[11]
Father
Carl Joseph Begas[7]
Child
Alfred Begas[8]
Sibling
Reinhold Begas, Karl Begas, Adalbert Begas, Otto Wichmann, Hermann Wichmann[35][36][37][38][39]
Genre
portrait, history painting[15][16]
Work location
Berlin, Dresden, Italy, Berlin, France, Great Britain, Italy[21][22][23][24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[33]
Archives at
Archive of the Academy of Arts[17]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Oskar Begas im Alter von sieben Jahren an der Staffelei[26]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the history of art, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Neue Deutsche Biographie[28][29][30][31][32]
Family name
Begas[18]
Floruit
1925[27]
Given name
Oscar, Oskar[19][20]
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Has works in the collection
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, National Museum in Wrocław, Berlinische Galerie, Führermuseum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage, historic museum of Görlitz, Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Royal Collection[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50]
Member of
Begas family[12]
Movement
realism[14]
Name in native language
Oscar Begas[34]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[40]
Place of burial
Alter Friedhof Wannsee[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Oscar Begas en Oskar begas en Oskar Begas en o. begas en oscar begas de Hiob Carl Oscar Begas de Oskar Begas el Όσκαρ Μπέγκας he אוסקר בגס ja オスカー・ベガス nl Oskar Begas ru Бегас, Оскар ru Оскар Бегас zh 奥斯卡·贝加斯
🔖 Identifiers · 41
ISNI
0000000066758229
VIAF cluster ID
25345017
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nb2017022159
GND ID
11610905X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Oscar Begas - Selbstbildnis, 1875.jpg ↗
ADK member ID
53442
Artist-info artist ID
299474
Artists of the World ID
10113071
Artnet artist ID
oskar-begas
AskArt person ID
11015125
Athenaeum person ID
6513
Benezit ID
B00015224
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Berlinische Galerie artist ID
6645
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01496064
DDB person (GND) ID
11610905X
DFK Paris person ID
0006980555
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
11610905X
DoME artist ID
11751
Edition humboldt digital ID
H0003207
FES digital collections entity ID
412644
FactGrid item ID
energy filtered transmission electron microscopy
Find a Grave memorial ID
43502047
Freebase ID
/m/010lqlbf
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991003499999707141
Geni profile ID
6000000020812756786
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
m010lqlbf
HAND ID
C887-FA09-A4D4-6EF3-CAD8
IdRef ID
223313564
KSW person ID
100812
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
11610905X
Museum-digital person/organization ID
51821
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
2695
MutualArt artist ID
0970E40E5CA16A1C
NUKAT ID
n2018120934
Prabook ID
2116538
RKDartists ID
213713
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
190507
SBN author ID
URBV397188
Union List of Artist Names ID
500082641
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkT4dWvRFkJWPmch8pkjC
Yale LUX ID
person/f9c77e64-f206-4d94-b074-a3d15df11bc6

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 8
Alte Nationalgalerie, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Berlinische Galerie, National Museum in Wrocław, Führermuseum, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Work location 7
France, Italy, Italy, Berlin, Berlin, Dresden, Great Britain
Sibling 3
Reinhold Begas, Karl Begas, Adalbert Begas
Siblings 3
Reinhold Begas, Karl Begas, Adalbert Begas
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok
Genre 2
portrait, history painting
Given name 2
Oscar, Oskar
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Prussia
Educated at 1
Prussian Academy of Arts
Father 1
Carl Joseph Begas
Field of work 1
painting
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Movement 1
realism
Occupation 1
painter
Parent of 1
Carl Joseph Begas
Place of birth 1
Berlin
Place of death 1
Berlin
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Oscar Begas was born on July 31, 1828[1], in Berlin[2]. He died on November 10, 1883[3], in Berlin[4]. He worked as a painter[5].

FAQs

Where was Oscar Begas born?

Oscar Begas was born in Berlin[2].

Where did Oscar Begas die?

Oscar Begas passed away in Berlin[4].

Who were Oscar Begas's parents?

Oscar Begas's father was Carl Joseph Begas[7].

What did Oscar Begas do for work?

Oscar Begas worked as a painter[5].

Where did Oscar Begas go to school?

Oscar Begas was educated at Prussian Academy of Arts[11].

Related Entities

Alte Nationalgalerie France Great Britain Italy Kingdom of Prussia Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp Wallraf–Richartz Museum

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  35. [35] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . 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 ↗
    Wikidata description → German painter (1828–1883)
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the his +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63393: add described by source NDB and NDB-online (1/2)"
  3. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, National Museum in Wrocław, Berlinische Galerie +2
    "Created claim: Has works in the collection: Royal Collection, Add works in collection based on a work"
  4. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → C887-FA09-A4D4-6EF3-CAD8
    "Created claim: HAND ID: C887-FA09-A4D4-6EF3-CAD8, batch #274966"
  5. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    KSW person ID → 100812
    "Created claim: KSW person ID: 100812, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782930557898"
  6. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 412644
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 412644, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  7. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Carl Joseph Begas
    Place of death → Berlin
    Artist files at → Frick Art Research Library
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Paintings of the nineteenth century: contribution to the his +1
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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