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Friedrich, Caspar David, 1774-1840

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Personal name headingFriedrich, Caspar David, 1774-1840
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Variant(s)Friedrich, Kaspar David, 1774-1840
Fridrikh, Kaspar David, 1774-1840
Friedrich, C. D. (Caspar David), 1774-1840
LocatedDresden, Germany
Birth date1774-09-05
Death date1840-05-07
Place of birthGreifswald, Germany
Place of deathDresden, Germany
Field of activityLandscape painting
Profession or occupationLandscape painter
Found inMeichner, Fritz. Landschaft Gottes.
Staiger, E. Vor drei Bildern, c1983: t.p. (C.D. Friedrich) p. 5 (Caspar David Friedrich)
Wikipedia, viewed October 16, 2013 (Caspar David Friedrich (September 5, 1774 - May 7, 1840) was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter. Friedrich was born in the Pomeranian town of Greifswald at the Baltic Sea, where he began his studies in art as a young man. He studied in Copenhagen until 1798, before settling in Dresden. Died in Dresden, Germany.)