10 Facts About Karl Jauslin

Karl Jauslin was a Swiss painter and illustrator, known mostly for historical and battle scenes.

Karl Jauslin's father was, successively, a quarry worker, a personal servant and a member of the Cantonal police.

Karl Jauslin drew continuously while in school, portraying figures from history and his classmates.

Every so often, he would send a painting to Alioth, who believed that Jauslin was studying, which he was, but only part-time in evening classes at the "Zeichnungs- und Modellierschule".

Karl Jauslin travelled to Vienna, to make copies of the Old Masters, and created anatomical illustrations at the city hospital for publications by Doctor Salomon Stricker.

Karl Jauslin stayed when he was done; living with his mother and sister, Bertha, until she married and moved to America.

Karl Jauslin was able to acquire a small house in 1886, where he stayed for the rest of his life, which was lived quietly, except for a few short trips related to his work.

Karl Jauslin suffered a stroke in 1904, after participating in a parade, where he was a costumed standard-bearer.

Karl Jauslin's home is no longer standing, but the spot is marked by a monument.

Karl Jauslin's estate included 200 sheets of poetry, written since he was seventeen and his art was looked after by his sister Lina until her death in 1948, when it was bequeathed to the city of Muttenz.