Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Christian Ludwig Brehm, ornithologist is a 1850 watercolor by Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, a Biedermeier work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting depicts a man sitting in a room filled with books and feathers. He is seated in a red chair, wearing a green robe and a black cap, and appears to be engaged in writing. The room is cluttered with books, papers, and feathers, suggesting that the man is an ornithologist. A large bird perches on a table to his left, adding to the sense of a workspace dedicated to the study of birds. The artist's use of watercolor creates a soft, muted palette that adds to the sense of intimacy and quiet contemplation in the scene. The overall effect is one of a peaceful, studious atmosphere, where the man is fully absorbed in his work. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this painting, you might want to explore the work of Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner.
A watercolour portrait from 1850 shows the German ornithologist Christian Ludwig Brehm seated in his study, surrounded by books and numerous dead birds of varying sizes. The work by Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner depicts the scholar amid his research materials and specimens. It entered the national collection of watercolours through a gift from Richard Ellison’s widow in 1860 and 1873.
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Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (1808–1894) was an artist, born in Weimar.
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