Catalogue of modern paintings by celebrated foreign and American artists - private collection of the late Christian H. Wolff, Esq (1888) (14766350632)

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Title: Catalogue of modern paintings by celebrated foreign and American artists : private collection of the late Christian H. Wolff, Esq
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: American Art Association
Subjects: Christian H. Wolff
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation



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and with Peter Moran, Phila-delphia, and Luminals, in Paris. No. 63The Amateurs I5f x 12+ALVAREZ (LUIS) , Rome Born in Spain. Pupil of Madrazo. No. 64 Driving the Flock 5i x 11 MICHETTI (PROF. PAULO FRANCESCO).... Rome Bom at Chieti. Pupil of Dalbono ; later, studied in Paris. 22 THE WOLFF COLLECTION. No. 65 - The Appointment6x4ESCOSURA (LEON-Y-) Paris Born in the Asturias. Pupil of Jean Leon Gerome, Paris. Com-mander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic. Chevalier of theOrder of Charles III. of Spain, and of the Order of Christ ofPortugal. No. 66Mother and Child 14 X II TRAYER (JEAN BAPTISTE JULES) Paris Born in Paris, 1824. Pupil of his father and of Lequien. Medals, I853-I355- No. 67View Near Rome 18 x 25^ ACHENBACH (PROFESSOR OSWALD).. .Diisseldorf Born at Dusseldorf, 1827. Pupil of his brother Andreas. Profes-sor at the Academy of Dusseldorf. Member of the Academiesof Berlin and Vienna. Medals at Paris, 1859-1861-1863.Cross of the Legion of Honor, 18C3. Great Gold Medal ofGermany.
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MODERN PAINTINGS. 23 No. 68Chickens 12 x 16 JACQUE (CHARLES EMILE) Paris Born at Paris, 1813. Early in life studied with a geographicalengraver ; later, spent seven years in the army, and workedtwo years in England as an engraver on wood. Is famousfor his etchings as well as his paintings. Medals, Paris, 1861-1863-1864-1867. Legion of Honor, 1867. No. 69Arab Scouts 11 x 16 SCHREYER (ADOLPHE) Paris Born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, 1828. Pupil Stadel Institute,Frankfort. Belonging to a distinguished family, he en-joyed every advantage of travel and instruction. In 1855he followed the regiment commanded by Prince Taxis tothe Crimea, making many spirited studies. Medals, Paris,1864-1865-1867 (Exposition Universelle); Brussels Exposition,1863 ; Vienna Exposition, 1873 ; Munich Exposition, 1876.Cross of the Order of Leopold, 1864. In 1862 he was madepainter to the Court of the Grand Duke of Mecklenberg-Schwerin. Member of the Academies of Antwerp and Rotter-dam, and Honorary Member of the Deu