Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers (1903)
Bryan, Michael, 1757-1821, Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 160
dscapes, executed in a clear, neat style. BECK, August, a designer and painter, bom atBasle, in Switzerland, in 1823, studied art at Dussel-dorf; his works chiefly represent horses and battlescenes. From 1859 up to 1871 he drew for theillustrated paper of Leipsie. He died at Thun in1872. BECK,… … < u KHfaOenW n < W K HQ enWenO O o H CO PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. I. favoured him with his patronage, and he wasappointed to instruct the Prince of Wales andDuke of York in drawing. Beck is said to havepainted with unusual promptitude and facility,■which, being remarked by the king when sitting…
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