Wilhelm von Kobell (1766-1853) German Painter

Wilhelm von Kobell was a German painter from a family of artists of Frankfurt am Main, active in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wilhelm was taught by his father Ferdinand Kobell, a landscape painter, and his uncle Franz Kobell. Later he studied at the Zeichnungsakademie in Mannheim.

Wilhelm von Kobell (1766-1853)

In 1790 Elector Palatine Charles Theodore, convinced of the young artist’s talent, purchased two landscapes, and the following year granted him 400 florins to travel to England and Italy; instead, Kobell used the money to finance a move (1793) to Munich. From 1792 Charles Theodore paid him an annual sum of 500 florins on condition that he deliver one picture each year to the Elector’s Gallery.

Wilhelm von Kobell (1766-1853)

Wilhelm von Kobell (1766-1853)

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