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| Title | Hindelopen, Holland | |
| Collection | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Artist | Werner, Alexander Friedrich (German artist, 1825-1908) | |
| Date | 1875 (dated) | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Alexander Friedrich Werner, called Fritz Werner, was a pupil of Adolph von Menzel in Berlin and of Jean-Louis Meissonier in Paris. He became a member of the Berlin Academy in 1880. | |
| Current Accession Number | 1931P13 | |
| Former Accession Number | P.13'31 | |
| Inscription | back 'A. F. Werner, Hindelopen, 1875' | |
| Subject | landscape (Hindelopen, Holland) | |
| Measurements | 38.1 x 29.7 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by Mrs Mary Gertrude Tucker 1931. | |
| Publications | Catalogue of Paintings in Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, 1960; Foreign Paintings in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, A Summary Catalogue, 1983, no. 157. | |
| Notes | Much memorablilia of this artist in the will on Mrs. Tucker. It is likely that she was a friend or acquaintance of the artist and the painting may have been a gift. In Tucker inventory, no. 10. | |
| Rights Owner | Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery | |
| Author | Dr Patricia Smyth | |