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| Baron Raimund von Stillfried (1839–1911) | ||||||||||
| Von Stillfried, an Austrian photographer and painter, was born in Komotau, Bohemia. He studied at the Marien-Akademie in Trieste under Bernhard Fiedler before gaining a cadetship in the army. In 1856, he moved to Linz where he studied drawing with Joseph Maria Kaiser. Leaving the military in 1863, he embarked on travels to South America, China, and Japan. Between 1865 and 1867, he served in the volunteer forces of Emperor Maximilian in Mexico before returning briefly to Austria, only to return to Japan shortly after. In 1870, he opened a photographic supply shop in Tokyo and studied photography under Felice Beato. By 1871, von Stillfried had established the photographic studio Stillfried & Co. in Yokohama, which would dominate the Japanese market for a decade. His acquisition of Beato's studio marked a significant turning point in his career. Specialising in portraits capturing traditional Japanese culture, he became known for his hand-tinted photographs of generic Japanese types, as well as his outdoor and landscape photography. He was active in international exhibitions and became one of the most renowned travel photographers of the 19th century. In 1875, his involvement in documenting the transit of Venus in Japan earned him the title of court photographer in Vienna. Von Stillfried also worked as a restorer and painted interiors, notably contributing to the restoration of St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna in 1898. He died in Vienna. | ||||||||||
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