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Self-Portrait with Friends (Marine Painter Weiss and Joseph Fay)
From the collection of Kunstmuseum Basel. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
As a handwritten note on the back of the panel indicates, Carl Engel, on the left in the picture, portrayed himself here with friends. The inscription reads: "C. Engel fec / Düsseldorf"; below, on the left: "Weiss / Marinemaler"; to the right of that: "Fay." Both figures Engel likely met during his studies from 1834 to 1836 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Fay is probably Joseph Fay (1812–75, studied 1833–1841/42 there), while Weiss may be...
Kunstmuseum Basel’s own descriptionCredit lineSelbstbildnis mit Freunden (Marinemaler Weiss und Joseph Fay). um 1834. Carl Engel (gen. Engel von der Rabenau) (1817–1870). Kunstmuseum Basel, Legat Dr. August Meyer, Basel. Public domain.
