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Charles Frederick de Brocktorff

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Brocktorff was commissioned to paint many works depicting Malta by foreigners who were either visitors or were serving in the British armed forces on the islands. He painted watercolours of views of the islands, and also portrayed
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Two albums containing a total of 89 watercolours by Brocktorff are located at the National Library of Malta. One of them had originally belonged to
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His sons Luigi and Giovanni de Brockdorff published several lithographic prints in Malta in the first half of the 19th century.
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and he became a successful artist. His family was also involved in the business, and four of his sons became artists as well.
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Attard Tabone, Joseph (1999). "The Gozo stone circle re-discovered". In Mifsud, A.; Savona Ventura, C. (eds.).
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Charles Frederick de Brocktorff: Watercolours of Malta at the National Library, Valletta – Volume II
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Charles Frederick de Brocktorff: Watercolours of Malta at the National Library, Valletta – Volume I
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THE LURE OF THE ORIENT. The Schranzes, the Brockdorffs, Preziosi and other artists
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THE LURE OF THE ORIENT. The Schranzes, the Brockdorffs, Preziosi and other artists
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Locations painted by Brocktorff include various landmarks in Valletta, such as
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after he had purchased the watercolours from an auction of the contents of
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Brocktorff is believed to have been born sometime between 1775 and 1785.
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The Archaeological Drawings of Charles Frederick de Brocktorff
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artist who is best-known for painting watercolours of
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German
Danish
Electorate of Hanover
King's German Legion
Napoleonic Wars
German
Danish
Malta
King's German Legion
Electorate of Hanover
Napoleonic Wars
United Kingdom
Malta
British protectorate
Valletta

Xagħra Stone Circle
Maltese people
Saint John's Co-Cathedral
Governor's Palace
auberges
Bibliotheca
Grand Harbour
Three Cities
Ġgantija
Xagħra Stone Circle
Gozo
David H. Trump

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