Friedrich Preller the Elder (1804–1878), German painter and etcher, was court painter in Weimar and, beginning in 1834, director of the “Freie Zeichenschule”. His wall paintings were in late classical style with elements of Romanticism. His main works are the 16 monumental Odyssee frescos in the New Museum of Weimar {see planet  (3539)}. (M 39658) _ _.