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Berlin Academy under Schütze and Hermann Schnee; went in 1873 to Munich, where he studied under Ad. Lier. Works: View near Trafoi with Glaciers; Approaching Storm in Jura Mountains; Twenty-five Views in the High Alps (1879); Isle of Sylt. Exhibited at Munich (1883) Oyster-Fishing on North Sea, Twilight on Isle of Sylt.—Müller, 60.


BODMER, KARL, born in Zürich, Switzerland, in 1805. Landscape painter, chiefly woods and wooded landscapes; pupil of Cornu. Has travelled in America and other countries with the Prince von Neuwied. Medals: 2d class, 1851; 3d class, 1855 and 1863; L. of Honour, 1876. Works: Indian Costumes and Chiefs (1836), water colours; Forest in Winter (1850), Luxembourg Museum; Dry Leaves (1853); A Pond (1855); After the Rain, March Sunlight, In the Woods (1857); At Bas-Bréau, Morning, Evening (1859); Chickens under Shelter, Terriers in the Broom Fields, Forest of Fontainebleau, Deer Fighting (1861); Family of Bears in the Alleghany Mountains; Wild Turkeys in the Woods, View on the Missouri—water-colours (1863); Last Days of Autumn, Under the Trees (1865); Wild Boars among the Trees (1866); Shelter from the Snow (1867); Fox Terrier (1870); Borders of a Swampy Forest (1872); Quarry of Game (1874); High Woods, Eaux-Fortes (1875); Preliminaries of the Fight (1877); Group of Hack Horses, Nest of Wrens (1878); Boar breaking loose (1879); Volley of Curses (1881). His son and pupil, Henri (born at Barbizon), is also a landscape painter.—Larousse.


BOË, FRANZ (DIETRICH), born at Bergen, Norway, May 28, 1820. Still-life painter; pupil of Copenhagen Academy, and of M. Groenland; settled in 1849 in Paris. Works: Grapes (1850), Louvre; Camellias (1855); Pheasant and Partridge; Eagle devouring Fox; Fishes; Shells; Jewelry; Fruits; Sea-Plants; View of Mountains in Westenaalen (1878).—Müller, 61.


BOEL, PIETER, born in Antwerp, Oct. 22, 1622, died there, Sept. 3, 1674. Flemish school; animal and still-life painter; pupil of Snyders, and of his uncle, Cornelis de Wael. Visited Italy and France, settled in Paris, and became court painter, and very popular, equalling Snyders in composition, and in the drawing and truth to nature of his animals. His pictures are rare: Sporting Dog guarding Game, Old Pinakothek, Munich; Eagle's Repast, Antwerp Museum; Game Piece, Ghent Museum; Dead Game, and others, Madrid Museum; Eagle devouring Roe, Frankfort Museum; Boar Hunt, landscape, Hague Museum. His son, Jan Baptiste Boel (1650-89), was also a painter in the same line.—Biog. nat. de Belgique, ii. 581; Cat. du Mus. d'Anvers (1874), 52; Michiels, vii. 426; Rooses (Reber), 425.


BOENISCH, GUSTAV ADOLF, born at Soppau, Silesia, Aug. 22, 1802. Landscape painter; pupil of Wach and of Berlin Academy; travelled through the mountains of Middle Germany and in Scandinavia. Works: Mill on a Pond; Thuringian Village; Bay between Rocks; House in the Mountains; Rocky Landscape in Norway.—Rosenberg, Berl. Malersch., 59.


BOESEN, JOHANNES, born in Copenhagen, Aug. 5, 1847. Landscape painter; pupil of Copenhagen Academy; visited Italy, Switzerland, and France in 1879. Works: Apple-tree in Blossom (1873); Wild Rose-bush (1875); Sunrise; Showers in September (1881).—Sigurd Müller, 44.



BOEYERMANS, THEODOR, born in Antwerp, baptized Nov. 10, 1620, died there, in 1677 or 1678. Flemish school; history and portrait painter; studied Van Dyck's pictures. His colouring is warm and harmonious in tone. Received in guild of St. Luke, May 17, 1654. Best works: An Ambassador, Pool of Bethesda (1675), The Visit, Antwerp the Nurse of Painters, Fe-