Phoebus Levin (''fl.'' mid 1800s.) was a German painter working in London 1855-78 who is known for his 1864 painting of ''The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens'' and other depictions of
Cremorne Gardens and
Covent Garden
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.
Levin's date of birth and death are uncertain but, according to the ''
Benezit Dictionary of Artists
The ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists'' (in French, ''Bénézit: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs'') is an extensive publication of bibliographical information on painters, sculptors, designers and engravers create ...
'', he was a pupil at the
Kunstakademie Berlin from 1836 to 1844, and participated in their exhibitions until 1868.
"LEVIN, Phoebus."
''Benezit Dictionary of Artists''. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press
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. Accessed 20 May 2015.
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Greenway National Trust
19th-century German painters
19th-century German male artists
German male painters
Painters from the Kingdom of Prussia
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