ARTIST

Henrik Weber

1818–1866 · Hungary

Henrik Weber, a leading Hungarian painter of the Biedermeier period, captured historical moments and family life with a Realist touch.

ABOUT

Henrik Wéber known as Henrik Weber (24 May 1818, in Pest – 14 May 1866, in Pest) was a Hungarian portrait and history painter in the Realism movement. He is considered as one of the most important Hungarian painters of the Biedermeier period. Henrik Weber was as an excellent portrait painter of his time and a significant figure in Hungarian history painting. Accordingly, he was one of the members of artists working on the creation of national art in the 1830s and 1840s. His…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Neapolitan Woman 1840 · Hungarian National Gallery Burgher of Pest 1840 · Hungarian National Gallery The Composer Mihály Mosonyi and His Wife 1845 · Hungarian National Gallery King Solomon in Prison 1847 · Hungarian National Gallery Resting Lions 1852 · Hungarian National Gallery Resting Lion Hungarian National Gallery
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