The Life and Career of Engelbert Willmes Born in Cologne, Germany, Engelbert Willmes was a multifaceted figure in the nineteenth-century art world. He established himself as a painter, etcher, and art dealer. His formal artistic training began in Cologne, where he was a student of Ferdinand Franz Wallraf at the Zentralschule. Seeking to further his education, he traveled to Paris, where from 1808 to 1812, he studied in the studios of J…
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