Theodor Von Der Beek, Self Portrait 1800s It’s also plausible that the

It’s also plausible that the sitter herself was aware of Winterhalter’s portrait and requested that she be painted in a similar way

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Artists such as Cornelis de Heem (1631-1695) produced luscious works depicting expansive arrays of fruit tumbling from long tables and silver platters

In the list of successful students admitted to the Art Schools of the Royal Academy upon the result of competitive works sent in for examination at the Christmas term

Liebermann captured their daily grind with aplomb

Theodor Von Der Beek, Self Portrait 1800s It’s also plausible that theThis mid 19th century bust length self portrait depicts the German artist, Theodor Von Der Beek (1838 1921), wearing a hat with a peacock feather. Von Der Beek was a notable painter of portraits and genre subjects. Looking intently towards the viewer (and indeed himself), he carries the air of a man with cultivated tastes. Hes thirty here in 1868 and on the cusp of producing some of his finest works. Born in Kaiserswerth, one of the oldest quarters of