Wilhelm August Lebrecht Amberg (1822-1899)
[William Amberg, Wilhelm Amberg]

Pupil of:	Professor von Herbig, Karl Begas, and Cogniet
Teacher of:	Daughter Julie Gunther-Amberg (1855-x)

William Amberg is a native of Berlin, born in 1822, and, beginning as a pupil of Professor von Herbig, later became a student under the eminent artist Karl Begas. He then studied in Paris in the studio of Cogniet, worked among the galleries in Italy, especially in Rome and Venice, to good effect, and then returned to his native country, where he found no lack of patronage.

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MUNSEY'S MAGAZINE.   Vol. XIII.   August, 1895.   No. 5.   p.446