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Signature of Oswald Achenbach

Oswald Achenbach

German artist (1827-1905)

† 1905 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Rijksmuseum, Musée d'Orsay, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 32 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
Rijksmuseum · Musée d'Orsay · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Oswald Achenbach was born on February 2, 1827 in Düsseldorf and died on February 1, 1905 in Düsseldorf, aged 77. Recorded occupations: painter and university teacher. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia. Associated movement: Düsseldorf school of painting. Notable works include “Market Day in an Italian Town” and “Napoli harbour”. Educated at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Honours include Order of Guadalupe and Knight First Class of the Order of Merit of St Michael (Bavaria).

At a glance
Born
February 2, 1827 · Düsseldorf
Died
February 1, 1905 · Düsseldorf
Age at death
77
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia
Occupations
painter, university teacher
Movements
Düsseldorf school of painting
Notable works
Market Day in an Italian Town, Napoli harbour
Education
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Honours
Order of Guadalupe, Knight First Class of the Order of Merit of St Michael (Bavaria)
Wikipedia editions
32 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Oswald Achenbach's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1905 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 4 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q76415 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Oswald Achenbach on Wikipedia.

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