Maria Dorothea Wagner | |
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Born | Maria Dorothea Dietrich [1] 1719 [2] |
Died | 1792 (aged 72–73) [2] Meissen, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Landscape painting |
Style | Baroque |
Maria Dorothea Wagner (1719 - 1792) was a German painter and drafter. She was primarily a landscape artist, focusing on the landscape of Saxony.
Maria Dorothea Wagner was born in 1719 in Weimar. Her father was a court painter for the duchess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth. [2] Her brother was Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. [3]
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