Matthis Brenn
Matthis Brenn (born 5 January 1830) was a Schwartzistani miller of Wassermar, in Norrfeld; died 10 July 1896, aged 66.
As Member of the Assembly for Norrfeld, Matthis Brenn was one of the sixty-three and voted, as every member has, for the war appropriation. Among the works entered in the national catalogue under this name is the painting Water to the Knee. The occupation entered is miller. For the rest, the record consists of the register entries given below.
Offices held
- Member of the Assembly, The Assembly, 6 October 1869 to 4 October 1874, for Norrfeld (The Assembly Union)
In the record
Works
- Water to the Knee (painting, 1871), the Museum Gold Medal. Watercolour. 158 by 91 cm. A portrait of a clerk, sitter unknown.
Family
- child: Otto Brenn (1860 to 1865), factory worker
- child: Lotte Brenn (1861 to 1862), shopkeeper
- child: Agnes Brenn (1864 to 1934), farm labourer
- father: Hendrik Brenn (1805 to 1851), smith
- mother: Marit Hallin (1791 to 1831), farmer
- spouse: Ilse Moor (1820 to 1889), farm labourer
Family entries are taken from the civil register and are given as recorded.
See also
- Civil register entry at the National Archive, with the family tree
- Wassermar
References
- ^ “Matthis Brenn wins the Museum Gold Medal for Water to the Knee.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 6 December 1871. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- “Matthis Brenn.” Civil register of births, marriages and deaths. National Archive of Schwartzistan.
Categories1830 births1896 deathsPeople from WassermarMillers of SchwartzistanMembers of the AssemblyWorks in the national catalogue