Adolf Schreyer

German · 1828–1899 · Painter, Draughtsman

Adolf Schreyer was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. (Wikipedia)

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Adolf Schreyer was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

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Born 1828, FrankfurtDied 1899, Kronberg im TaunusOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q364184 ↗ULAN 500024778 ↗Museum works 13

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Also known as A. Schreyer, ad. schreyer, Adolf Schoyerer, adolf schreuer, adolph schreyer, Adolphe Schreyer, Christian Adolf Schreyer, prof. adolf schreyer and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Adolf Schreyer, Arabs on the March — **Arabs on the March**Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Adolf Schreyer, Battle Scene: Arabs Making a Detour — **Battle Scene: Arabs Making a Detour**Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of John Wolfe, 1893 — Open Access (CC0)

Adolf Schreyer, Abandoned: Marshes of the Danube — **Abandoned: Marshes of the Danube**before 1887 · Watercolor and white gouache over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Adolf Schreyer, Untitled — **Untitled**1865
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Adolf Schreyer, Arabs in Egypt, Sunrise — **Arabs in Egypt, Sunrise**1867
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Adolf Schreyer, The Plains of Hungary — **The Plains of Hungary**1850
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Adolf Schreyer, Peasants and Horses — **Peasants and Horses**1860
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Adolf Schreyer, Man with Lance Riding through the Snow — **Man with Lance Riding through the Snow**1880
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Adolf Schreyer, Arab Horsemen Resting at a Fountain — **Arab Horsemen Resting at a Fountain**
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Adolf Schreyer

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