Benno Rafael Adam (15 July 1812, Munich - 8 March 1892, Kelheim) was a German animal painter.
Life
He was the eldest son of the painter
Albrecht Adam, and distinguished himself especially by his depictions of game animals, hunting dogs and pets in larger compositions (deer and boar hunting, fox baiting, etc.) He was associated with the
Chiemsee artists' colony.
In addition to his paintings, he illustrated several textbooks and manuals, including Anleitung zur Rindviehzucht und zur verschiedenartigen Benutzung des Hornviehs (Guide to Beef Cattle Breeding and the Diverse Use of Horned Cattle) by Heinrich Wilhelm von Pabst, J. G. Cotta, Stuttgart (1851).
In the summer of 1834, he married Josepha Quaglio, the eldest daughter of the painter and architect Domenico Quaglio. Their son Emil Adam also became a painter. Benno Adam's brothers were the painters Franz Adam and Eugen Adam.
Selected paintings
File:Adam, Benno, Bernese Mountain Dog and Her Pups.jpg|Bernese Mountain Dog and Her Pups (1862)
File:Benno Adam - Dogs and Whelps.jpg|Dogs and Whelps (1853)
File:Benno Adam Pferd und Fohlen in der Stallung.jpg|Mare and Her Foal
in the Barn
File:Benno Adam - King Charles Spaniels.jpg|King Charles Spaniels
File:Benno Adam Stier.jpg|Bull
File:Benno Adam Im Stall.jpg|In the Stall
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