Ferdinand Heilbuth

1826-1889 German

Ferdinand Heilbuth

Painter of genre and historical scenes

Ferdinand Heilbuth was a German-born French painter. He was born in Hamburg in 1826, and died in Paris in 1889, having become a French citizen in 1876. The son of a rabbi, Ferdinand Heilbuth lived and studied in Antwerp, Munich, Düsseldorf and Rome before settling in Paris. He entered the studio of Paul Delaroche, remaining there after it was taken over by Charles Gleyre. He made his debut at the Salon in 1853, and his early work consisted of genre pictures and historical paintings, the latter often depicting episodes from the lives of earlier artists.

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