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Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

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says (regarding his portraits of Washington): "Though the work of an excellent artist, they are hardly successful as portraits, for Wertmüller belonged to that ideal French school, which usually sacrificed truth to nature for elegance in execution." It later continues: "He was noted especially for
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Wertmüller first emigrated to the United States in May 1794 and continued his portrait work, most notably of General
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Winterer, Caroline (2005). "Venus on the Sofa: Women, Neoclassicism, and the Early American Republic".
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Three New Sweden Artists: Gustavus Hesselius, Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller & Paula Himmelsbach Balano
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Wertmüller was married to Elizabeth Henderson, granddaughter of noted early American painter
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his vivid coloring, 'Danae' being a good example of his powers in that respect."
162: 395: 506: 183: 201:, on January 8, 1801, and two years later retired to a plantation in 166: 131: 102: 57: 112: 242: 268: 182:, but in 1796 was called back to Sweden, eventually returning to 88: 264: 135: 205:, where he lived the final years of his life. He died near 381: 360: 146:. On July 30, 1784, Wertmüller was elected to the 504: 416: 186:in 1800. Elizabeth B. Johnston, in her book 463:Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography 446: 442: 440: 438: 220:Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography 125:Danaë receiving Jupiter in a Shower of Gold 337:Marie Antoinette with two of her children 134:and studied art at home before moving to 533:Swedish expatriates in the United States 435: 356: 354: 169:. In 1787, he produced his masterpiece 148:Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture 505: 410: 497:"Hesselius Family Papers, 1780-1820s" 486:A Forgotten Artist: Adolph Wertmüller 351: 427:. J.B. Lippincott Company. p.  367:. Published by the author. p.  13: 192:Historical Society of Pennsylvania 138:in 1772 to study under his cousin 14: 589: 578:19th-century Swedish male artists 558:18th-century Swedish male artists 474: 528:Swedish people of German descent 481:Works by: Adolf Ulric Wertmüller 457:"Wertmüller, Adolph Ulric"  364:History of the State of Delaware 329: 312: 295: 277: 256: 234: 188:Original Portraits of Washington 29: 153:Wertmüller was commissioned by 538:People from Claymont, Delaware 375: 1: 568:19th-century Swedish painters 553:18th-century Swedish painters 417:Wharton, Anne Hollingsworth; 344: 212: 99:Royal Swedish Academy of Arts 7: 384:Modern Intellectual History 361:Conrad, Henry Clay (1908). 10: 594: 543:American portrait painters 227: 548:Swedish portrait painters 396:10.1017/S1479244304000319 207:Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania 108: 94: 84: 77:Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania 65: 43: 28: 21: 466:. New York: D. Appleton. 523:Painters from Stockholm 424:Heirlooms in Miniatures 130:Wertmüller was born in 573:Painters from Delaware 161:, which is now in the 121:Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller 23:Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller 563:Swedish male painters 419:Taylor, Emily Drayton 321:Jean-Jacques Caffieri 488:by Franklin D. Scott 155:Gustav III of Sweden 249:in a Shower of Gold 142:and French painter 304:Charlotte Eckerman 288:in a hunting dress 203:Claymont, Delaware 199:Gustavus Hesselius 157:for a portrait of 180:George Washington 144:Joseph-Marie Vien 118: 117: 54:February 18, 1751 38:, (ca. 1795-1800) 585: 468: 467: 459: 444: 433: 432: 414: 408: 407: 379: 373: 372: 358: 333: 316: 299: 286:Marie Antoinette 281: 260: 238: 159:Marie Antoinette 140:Alexander Roslin 72: 53: 51: 33: 19: 18: 593: 592: 588: 587: 586: 584: 583: 582: 503: 502: 477: 472: 471: 454:, eds. (1900). 445: 436: 415: 411: 380: 376: 359: 352: 347: 340: 334: 325: 317: 308: 300: 291: 282: 273: 261: 252: 239: 230: 217:His article in 215: 80: 74: 70: 69:October 5, 1811 61: 55: 49: 47: 39: 24: 17: 16:Swedish painter 12: 11: 5: 591: 581: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 555: 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 501: 500: 494: 489: 483: 476: 475:External links 473: 470: 469: 434: 409: 374: 349: 348: 346: 343: 342: 341: 335: 328: 326: 318: 311: 309: 301: 294: 292: 283: 276: 274: 262: 255: 253: 240: 233: 229: 226: 214: 211: 163:Nationalmuseum 116: 115: 110: 109:Known for 106: 105: 96: 92: 91: 86: 82: 81: 75: 73:(aged 60) 67: 63: 62: 56: 45: 41: 40: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 590: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 510: 508: 498: 495: 493: 490: 487: 484: 482: 479: 478: 465: 464: 458: 453: 449: 448:Wilson, J. G. 443: 441: 439: 430: 426: 425: 420: 413: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 378: 370: 366: 365: 357: 355: 350: 338: 332: 327: 323: 322: 315: 310: 306: 305: 298: 293: 289: 287: 280: 275: 271: 270: 266: 259: 254: 250: 248: 244: 237: 232: 231: 225: 222: 221: 210: 208: 204: 200: 195: 193: 189: 185: 181: 176: 174: 173: 168: 164: 160: 156: 151: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 128: 126: 122: 114: 111: 107: 104: 100: 97: 93: 90: 87: 83: 78: 68: 64: 59: 46: 42: 37: 36:Self portrait 32: 27: 20: 461: 423: 412: 390:(1): 29–60. 387: 383: 377: 363: 336: 319: 302: 284: 263: 241: 218: 216: 196: 187: 184:Philadelphia 177: 170: 152: 129: 124: 120: 119: 71:(1811-10-05) 35: 518:1811 deaths 513:1751 births 209:, aged 60. 85:Nationality 507:Categories 345:References 245:receiving 213:Evaluation 50:1751-02-18 452:Fiske, J. 404:145561669 167:Stockholm 132:Stockholm 103:Stockholm 95:Education 58:Stockholm 421:(1898). 113:Painting 60:, Sweden 307:(1784) 269:Bacchus 247:Jupiter 228:Gallery 89:Swedish 402:  339:(1785) 324:(1784) 290:(1788) 272:(1784) 251:(1787) 79:, U.S. 400:S2CID 265:Cupid 243:Danaë 172:Danaë 136:Paris 369:1119 66:Died 44:Born 429:145 392:doi 267:as 165:in 101:in 509:: 460:. 450:; 437:^ 398:. 386:. 353:^ 194:. 150:. 127:. 431:. 406:. 394:: 388:2 371:. 52:) 48:(

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Stockholm
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Swedish
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
Stockholm
Painting
Stockholm
Paris
Alexander Roslin
Joseph-Marie Vien
Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture
Gustav III of Sweden
Marie Antoinette
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm
Danaë
George Washington
Philadelphia
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Gustavus Hesselius
Claymont, Delaware
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Danaë receiving Jupiter in a Shower of Gold (1787)
Danaë
Jupiter
Cupid as Bacchus (1784)
Cupid
Bacchus

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