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Signature of Anton von Werner

Anton von Werner

German painter (1843-1915)

† 1915 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hermitage Museum; cross-wiki notability: 32 language Wikipedias
In the collections of
National Gallery of Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Hermitage Museum
License & source
Public domain · Wikidata
Life

Anton von Werner was born on May 9, 1843 in Frankfurt (Oder) and died on January 4, 1915 in Berlin, aged 71. Recorded occupations: painter and history painter. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia. Educated at Prussian Academy of Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin and Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Honours include Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class and Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and Association of Berlin Artists.

At a glance
Born
May 9, 1843 · Frankfurt (Oder)
Died
January 4, 1915 · Berlin
Age at death
71
Citizenship
Kingdom of Prussia
Occupations
painter, history painter
Education
Prussian Academy of Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin, Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
Honours
Order of the Red Eagle 1st Class, Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art
Wikipedia editions
32 languages
Signature licence
Public domain
About this signature

This image of Anton von Werner'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 1915 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q77324 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Anton von Werner on Wikipedia.

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