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[[File:Karl Ludwig Frommel.jpg|thumb|Karl Ludwig Frommel.]]
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'''Karl Ludwig Frommel''' (29 April 1789 &ndash; 6 February 1863)  was a German [[Landscape art|landscape painter]] and engraver, born at [[Birkenfeld]].  He studied at [[Karlsruhe]], under F. J. Becker and Haldenwang, visited [[Paris]], and earned a considerable reputation in [[Italy]] (1812–17).  He was appointed [[professor]] at Karlsruhe where he founded the [[Society of Art and Industry]].  After a visit to [[London]] (1824) to acquaint himself with the technique of steel engraving, he opened a studio, with [[Henry Winkles]] at Karlsruhe for that branch of art.  From 1830 to 1858 he was [[Supervisor|director]] of the picture gallery, which flourished. He was the father of [[Emil Frommel]].

==In popular culture==
*Parodied in an episode of ''[[Animaniacs]]'', wherein he is referred to as "Karl Ludwig Frommage" in a song about [[cheese]], along with "[[Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gouda]]" and "[[John Baldessari|John Bocconcini]]."

==See also==
* [[List of German painters]]

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Carl Ludwig Frommel}}
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[[Category:People from Birkenfeld (district)]]
[[Category:19th-century German painters]]
[[Category:19th-century German male artists]]
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