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Friedrich Bury

German artist

Died when: 60 years 66 days (722 months)
Star Sign: Pisces

 

Friedrich Bury

Friedrich (Fritz) Bury (12 March 1763 – 18 May 1823) was a German artist born in Hanau.He studied first under his father Jean Jacques Bury, who was a goldsmith and professor in the Academy of Design in Hanau, and then with Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein.

In 1780 he visited Düsseldorf, and two years later went to Rome; thence to Dresden, and finally settled in Berlin, where he was patronized by the Queen of Prussia.

He painted historical pictures and portraits.A 'Cupid triumphant' by him is in the Hague Gallery.


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