This miniature portrait is signed "Fr Remde pinxit 1826" for Friedrich Remde (1801-1878) a German artist who was born and died in Wiemar, but also worked in Hamburg, London, and Vienna.
He is referred to in The Dictionary of Victorian Painters. Second edition. By Christopher Wood. Woodbridge, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1978.
The sitter is unknown. 180
3 comments:
I think this artist was my great great grandfather. does anyone know anything about him?
Hi Deebala,
Thank you for the comment. I have just amended the item description to include the very limited information about him in my reference books.
Regards, Don
Thank you Don,
I appreciate your prompt response!
Carolyn
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