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Writing boy by Albrecht Anker — VisualArtsDB

Writing boy

Writing boy

1883

Genre: genre painting

Styles

Realism, Biedermeier

Tags

readingSitting

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Half-length portrait of a girl in traditional Bernese costume

Half-length portrait of a girl in traditional Bernese costume

Albrecht Anker, 1897

Grandmother reading the Bible

Grandmother reading the Bible

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Girl in winter landscape

Girl in winter landscape

Albrecht Anker, 1906

Portrait of Emilie Weiss

Portrait of Emilie Weiss

Albrecht Anker, 1874

The soap blower

The soap blower

Albrecht Anker, 1873

Louise Anker

Louise Anker

Albrecht Anker, 1874

Portrait of a boy

Portrait of a boy

Albrecht Anker

The village school from 1848

The village school from 1848

Albrecht Anker, 1896

The knuckle players

The knuckle players

Albrecht Anker, 1864

The parish clerk

The parish clerk

Albrecht Anker, 1874

The sons of Chrétien, Paris

The sons of Chrétien, Paris

Albrecht Anker, 1880

Little Girl Knitting

Little Girl Knitting

Albrecht Anker