Wilhelm Heinrich Funk (1866–1949) was a German-American portrait painter.

Early life

Funk was born

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, Germany, on 14 January 1866. He was educated in the state schools of his native land, and came to the

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after his father's death in 1885. He studied at the

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Career

From 1891 to 1896, he was a pen and ink artist on staff of the ''

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'' and other magazines of the day. During this period he went to Europe every year and studied in the galleries of the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Italy and France, especially the masters of the 16th century. He then devoted attention to portrait painting, and painted portraits of several members of the royal families of Germany and Britain, and many well-known men and women in the United States and in France. He was an especial member of the

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. Funk first attracted attention by a pen-portrait of the actor

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Gallery

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'', 17 January 1900 Henry Isaac Barbey.png, Portrait of Henry Isaac Barbey, by Funk, 1903 Mrs. Henry Isaac Barbey-Lorillard.png, Portrait of

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, by Funk, 1904

Notes

References

* Attribution * *

External links

Sir Casper Purdon Clarke
by Funk, , at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Funk, Wilhelm Heinrich 1866 births 1949 deaths Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni American portrait painters Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States