John Absolon
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John Absolon was a British watercolor painter, born in London
in 1815. He studied in London and then Paris.
Among his works are:
Absolon also created landscapes, portraying scenes from Switzerland
and Italy
.
London
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in 1815. He studied in London and then Paris.
Among his works are:
- Metare (1845)
- First Night in the Monastery, Dopscen (1856)
- Coast Scene, Normandy (1860)
- Goldsmith Workshop (1860)
- The Haymakers
Absolon also created landscapes, portraying scenes from Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
External links
- John Absolon letter, 1849 Jan. 7 from the collection of the Archives of American ArtArchives of American ArtThe Archives of American Art is the largest collection of primary resources documenting the history of the visual arts in the United States. More than 16 million items of original material are housed in the Archives' research centers in Washington, D.C...