Veit Hanns Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1764-1841), painter and etcher, born on 11 May 1764 in Schneeberg, died on 30 April 1841 in Leipzig.

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872), son of Veit Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painter, born on 26 March 1794 in Leipzig, died on 24 May 1872 in Dresden.

Franz Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1842-1915), son of Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, philologist, librarian and director of the Royal Public Library in Dresden, born on 11 April 1842 in Munich, died on 8 February 1915 in Dresden.

Ludwig Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1836-1865), son of Veit Schnorr von Carolsfeld, opera singer, born on 2 July 1836 in Munich, died on 21 July 1865 in Dresden.

The SLUB houses the world's largest collection of bequeathed papers of the Schnorr v. Carolsfeld family, from which important artists and scholars emerged, especially in the 19th century. The core of the collection is the complete bequest of the painter Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872), who was extremely important for German painting in the 19th century, and his son Franz, who worked as head librarian at the Royal Public Library in Dresden from 1887-1907. Further extensive collections concern the Leipzig painter Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1764-1841) and the best Wagner singer of his time Ludwig (1836-1865).

Signatures: Mscr.Dresd.n, Mscr.Dresd.w, Mscr.Dresd.App.2822 and Mscr.Dresd.App.2799

Special catalogue to the Schnorr von Carolsfeld family archive

Special catalogue to the genealogical estate and family archive of the Schnorr von Carolsfeld family