Hans Bohrdt | |
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 Hans Bohrdt in his art studio, c1900 | |
| Born | Hans Bohrdt 11 February 1857 |
| Died | 19 December 1945 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Artist |
Hans Bohrdt (11 February 1857 – 19 December 1945) was a German artist. He was a self-taught painter who would later go on to give private lessons to Kaiser Wilhelm II.[1] German Kaiser Wilhelm II took a liking to Bohrdt and would fund all of his projects, which were often nationalistic in nature. In 1915 Bohrdt created his most famous illustration which is called "The Last Man".[2] The image shows a German navy sailor holding up a German flag as his ship sinks during the Battle of the Falkland Islands[3] because he would rather go down with the ship than surrender. "The Last Man" would become one of the most widely recognized propaganda images used during the war to inspire courage. Bohrdt was accepted into the Imperial Yacht Club in Kiel. In 1906 the Kaiser granted Bohrdt a spacious villa in Berlin. After World War I, Bohrdt made a living drawing maritime postcards, book illustrations, magazines, and supplied images for newspaper articles.[2]
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