{"title":"Schlitt, Heinrich","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeinrich Schlitt (1849-1923)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a German painter and illustrator, known for his fantasy motifs that feature gnomes, dwarves, and faeries. He was one of the in-house artists at the Villeroy \u0026amp; Boch ceramic company in Mettlach, Saarland, and his designs for their beer steins remain popular with collectors to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchlitt was born in Wiesbaden in the Duchy of Nassau, what would now be in the modern day German state of Hesse. His father was a member of the court of the Duke of Nassau, working as a coachman. After the Prussian annexation of the Duchy, Schlitt joined the Dutch military, a choice thought to be the result of the Schlitt family moving to the Netherlands with the rest of the exiled Duchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchlitt was a student of Kaspar Kögler at his school in Wiesbaden. In 1875, he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Wilhelm Lindenschmit the Younger. He exhibited his works at exhibitions put on by the Munich Artists' Cooperative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly in his career, Schlitt first became well known to the public as an illustrator. He produced hundreds of illustrations for a wide array of publications, including books, periodicals, and newspapers such as Die Gartenlaube, Das Buch Für Alle and Illustrirte Zeitung.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"schlitt-heinrich-1849-1923-dwarves-at-work","title":"Schlitt, Heinrich (1849-1923) - Dwarves at work","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis picture by German artist Heinrich Schlitt features dwarves at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in jpeg format, that is 600dpi and 5544 pixels wide by 7975 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/schlitt-heinrich\" title=\"Heinrich Schlitt\"\u003eHeinrich Schlitt\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51246971879754,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Schlitt_Heinrich_1849-1923_-Dwarvesatwork_main.jpg?v=1754660389"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Schlitt_Heinrich_1849-1923-1214862.jpg?v=1768959071","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/schlitt-heinrich.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}