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In the Dresden Gallery is a picture by this artist, "Pastry on a Plate with a Glass of Wine," signed 1799. <b>FRIEDRICHSON, ERNESTINE.</b> Born in Dantzig, 1824. Pupil of Marie Wiegmann in Düsseldorf, and later of Jordan and Wilhelm Sohn. While still a student she visited Holland, Belgium, England, and Italy. Her favorite subjects were scenes from the every-day life of Poles and Jews.
In 1842 she was appointed teacher of drawing to the royal family, in which position she did not long continue, her death occurring in 1843. Among her pictures are "Attention!" an allegorical figure; "An Angel"; "A Venus"; and "A Diana." Among her portraits are those of Goya, Velasquez, and Figaro. <b>WIEGMANN, MARIE ELISABETH</b>; family name Hancke. Small gold medal, Berlin.
Born 1826 at Solberberg, Silesia; died, 1893, at Düsseldorf. In 1841 she began to study with Stilke in Düsseldorf; later with K. Sohn. She travelled extensively in Germany, England, Holland, and Italy, and settled with her husband, Rudolph Wiegmann, in Düsseldorf.
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