The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory | |
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Artist | Eduard Gaertner |
Year | 1836 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 23.8 cm × 20 cm (9.4 in × 7.9 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
Accession | 2007.70 |
The Family of Mr. Westfal in the Conservatory is an early 19th-century painting by German artist Eduard Gaertner. The painting depicts a conservancy owned by Christian Carl Westphal and his family. A wealthy Berlin merchant known for his love of horticulture, Westphal was also Gaertner's landlord. The small painting is one of only four interior scenes painted by Gaertner. [1] [2] It was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2007, and remains in the museum's collection. [3]
The sitters in the painting are Emilie Eleonore Dorothee Schultze, Westphal's second wife, and the couple's three children. [3]