132 - T. WEBER (1813-1875), Shepherd with a basket, Alpine region, Pencil

T. WEBER (1813-1875), Shepherd with a basket, Alpine region, Pencil Therese Weber (1813 Nymphenburg - 1875 Munich): Shepherd with basket, Alpine region, 19th century, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Watermark: Letters/Digits: D | Date: Date: 19th century Description: Probably created in South Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria or Switzerland. Therese Weber owed her training as an artist with some of the most renowned artists of her time, Karl Rottmann, Christian Morgenstern and Albrecht Adam, to the encouragement of her uncle, General Freiherr von Weber. After her father's death, he took Therese in and recognised the girl's talent and inclination. The artist trained herself in the field of landscape painting and animal painting and occupied herself with modern languages as well as history and literature. On numerous trips to Alsace, Lorraine and the Bavarian Inn valley, she drew and painted nature. On a trip to Lake Tegernsee she met the botanist August Max Einsele, who inspired her to draw the plant world accurately and to create a picturesque herbarium. Therese Weber excelled as a plant painter and published several compilations on the local flora, especially of the Alpine countries. She also used the studies herself to decorate fans. Later in life, the artist also travelled frequently, accompanied by an adopted orphan. She travelled to Italy, France and Switzerland and took part in social life. She succumbed to diphtheria at the age of 62 and died on 30 December 1875. | Watermark: "D&C Blauw" Keywords: 19th century, Romanticism, Costumes, Austria, Size: Paper: 22,5 cm x 18,2 cm (8,9 x 7,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. The paper is slightly soiled on all sides. The sheet is foxed in places. The corners of the sheet are clearly damaged. The paper is slightly creased in places. The left edge of the sheet is slightly damaged by detachment from a book binding.