William Raphael

William Raphael
Born August 22, 1833
Nakel, Prussia
Died March 15, 1914 (aged 80)
Montreal, Quebec
Nationality German, Canadian

William Raphael (August 22, 1833 March 15, 1914) was a Canadian artist. Born in Nakel, Prussia, of Orthodox Jewish background, he studied at the Berlin School of Fine Art. In 1856, he emigrated to New York City and then went to Montreal, where he remained for the rest of his life.

Nine years after he moved to Montreal, he painted "Immigrants at Montreal", later titled "Behind Bonsecours Market" purchased by the National Gallery of Canada in 1957.

He was a founding member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[1]

Gallery

Behind Bonsecours Market, Montreal, 1866, National Gallery of Canada

Notes

  1. Records of the Founding of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. Toronto: Globe Printing Co. 1879–80. p. 16.

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