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Source Description
Paul Weber studied in Frankfurt, Germany, and then immigrated to the United States in 1848 at the age of 25. He settled in Philadelphia and exhibited frequently at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. He returned to Europe in 1857 and, in 1860, was appointed court painter at Darmstadt, then the capital of the duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. His landscapes were particularly admired by American collectors for their dramatic effects.
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Document identity
localId
7970
label
Forest Scene
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
7970
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Forest Scene
description
Paul Weber studied in Frankfurt, Germany, and then immigrated to the United States in 1848 at the age of 25. He settled in Philadelphia and exhibited frequently at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. He returned to Europe in 1857 and, in 1860, was appointed court painter at Darmstadt, then the capital of the duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. His landscapes were particularly admired by American collectors for their dramatic effects.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
second half 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.4
height
12.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/16 x W: 4 15/16 in. (15.4 x 12.6 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] lower left: Paul Weber
med
pencil on paper
creator_ids
3472
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2832
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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