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First taught by his father, Ferdinand (1740-1799), and his uncle Franz (1749-1822), both professional painters, Wilhelm attended the drawing academy in Mannheim, where he mainly learned the technical aspects of the métier. Artistically his father's teaching had greater impact, for he encouraged his son to copy Dutch seventeenth-century landscapes. The young Kobell's drawings, prints, and paintings indeed showed much indebtedness to artists such as Nicolaes Berchem (1620-1683) and Philips Wouwermans (1619-1668). From 1789 Kobell collaborated on landscapes with his father,… Full biography →

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