The family of Mr. Westphal in the winter garden
The family of Mr. Westphal in the winter garden is a room picture created in 1836 by Johann Philipp Eduard Gaertner .
Image description and details
The picture shows a winter garden belonging to the Kommerzienrat Christian Carl Westphal (1783–1860), a major wool merchant in Prussia . The building, flooded with light, served the Westphal family as a day room. Christian Carl Westphal was a passionate horticulturist.
Eduard Gaertner was a vedute painter of the 19th century; this is one of the few interior scenes known to have been painted by him. Christian Carl Westphal was the landlord of Eduard Gaertner at Alexanderstrasse 22 in Berlin for four years.
The following people are shown in the picture:
Dorothea Westphal born Schulze, wife of councilor Christian Carl Westphal (1783–1860) and well-known singer.
On the left in the picture Maria Westphal (1831–1896), the eldest daughter of Dorothea and Christian Carl Westphal.
The painting is part of the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
Individual evidence
- ^ Eduar Gaertner: The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory. In: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/439065 . 1836, Retrieved 1836 .