Ary Scheffer

Dutch · 1795–1858 · Painter, Printmaker

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Dutch painter (1795-1858)

Born 1795, DordrechtDied 1858, ArgenteuilOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q436726 ↗ULAN 500001962 ↗Museum works 17

Romanticism

Also known as a. schaeffer, A. Scheffer, ary schaeffer, Schefefr Ary, Scheffer, scheffer ary

Works in museum collections

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

Ary Scheffer, Self Portrait at the age of 43 — **Self Portrait at the age of 43**c. 1838
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ary Scheffer, Witch of Endor — **Witch of Endor**19th century · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947 — Open Access…

Ary Scheffer, My Soul, from "The Complete Works of Béranger" — **My Soul, from "The Complete Works of Béranger"**1829 · Intaglio
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The Elisha …

Ary Scheffer, Zieke man in bed met naast hem een vrouw en twee kinderen — **Zieke man in bed met naast hem een vrouw en twee kinderen**1805 - 1858
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ary Scheffer, Eberhard von Württenberg treurend om zijn zoon — **Eberhard von Württenberg treurend om zijn zoon**1805 - 1858
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ary Scheffer, Allegorie op de muziek, dans en poëzie uitgebeeld door drie Putti — **Allegorie op de muziek, dans en poëzie uitgebeeld door drie Putti**1805 - 1858
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Ary Scheffer, Untitled — **Untitled**1825
Dordrechts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dordrechts Museum

Ary Scheffer, Portrait of Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim — **Portrait of Dr. Johann Gaspar Spurzheim**
Dordrechts Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dordrechts Museum

Ary Scheffer, Princess Marie d'Orléans in Her Studio — **Princess Marie d'Orléans in Her Studio**c. 1838 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)

Ary Scheffer, Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo — **Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo**1851 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…

Ary Scheffer, Portrait of an Artist — **Portrait of an Artist**c. 1830 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Silvain and Arma W…

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.

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Works in museum collections

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