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Friedrich August Bouterwek (or Buterweck) was a German artist, who spent much of his life in Paris.
Friedrich August Bouterwek (or Buterweck) was a German artist, who spent much of his life in Paris.
Life
Bouterwek was born at Tarnowitz, in Silesia, in 1806. He was trained in the school ofKolbe
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Those bearing it include:
* Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe (1818–1884), German chemist
* Andreas Kolbe (fl. 1557), German printer, prominent in Marburg in the 1540s and 1550s
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at Berlin, and later pursued his studies under Delaroche in Paris, where he three times carried off the gold medal. In 1834 he made a tour in Italy, and later visited Spain, Scotland, and the East. After a while he moved from Berlin to Paris, where he lived for 25 years. In the course of his life he was awarded 23 medals and numerous orders. He died in Paris in 1867.
Works
His works include: *''Orestes pursued by the Furies'' (1833). *''Borneo taking leave of Juliet''(1836). *''Isaac and Rebekah'' (1840). *''Episode from Gamacho's Wedding''. *''Jacob and Eacbel''(1844). *''Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch'' (1848). *''Bridal feast of Daphnis and Chloe'' (1855).See also
* List of German paintersReferences
Sources
* 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German male painters People from Tarnowskie Góry 1806 births 1867 deaths Artists from the Province of Silesia {{Germany-painter-stub