{"title":"Ludovici, Albert (1820-1894)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert Ludovici senior (1820–1894)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a German-born, British-naturalised painter who specialised in portraits, genre scenes and decorative pictures. Born in Zittau, Saxony, in 1820, he moved to Paris in the 1840s and studied at the Atelier Drölling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe later moved to England and established himself as a portrait painter, returning to Paris in 1850 to marry Caroline Grenier. He became a British subject in 1871. His career crossed French and British artistic circles, and he exhibited frequently in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudovici became a member of the Society of British Artists in 1867 and served as its treasurer. He also showed paintings at the Royal Academy, British Institution and other London and provincial galleries. His subjects ranged from portraits and fashionable interiors to everyday scenes treated with a lively interest in character and gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/ludovici-albert-1820-1894-the-strolling-savoyard\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Strolling Savoyard\u003c\/em\u003e (1884)\u003c\/a\u003e, executed in watercolour and gouache, is an example of his genre painting. The work is signed and dated, although its wider exhibition history is not established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe knew artists in the circle of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/whistler-james-mcneill\"\u003eJames McNeill Whistler\u003c\/a\u003e, who served as President of the Society of British Artists during the 1880s. His son, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ludovici-albert-1852-1932\"\u003eAlbert Ludovici junior (1852–1932)\u003c\/a\u003e, also became a painter and was active in the same artistic milieu. His daughter Marguerite pursued painting as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudovici senior died in Switzerland in 1894. His paintings record both the formal portrait traditions and the scenes of contemporary life popular among nineteenth-century audiences.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ludovici-albert-1820-1894-the-strolling-savoyard","title":"Ludovici, Albert (1820-1894) - The Strolling Savoyard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Strolling Savoyard\u003c\/em\u003e (1884) is a watercolour and gouache picture by Albert Ludovici senior (1820–1894). The signed and dated work belongs to the artist's genre paintings, which often depict people and episodes of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 3906 pixels wide by 5132 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ludovici-albert-1820-1894\"\u003eAlbert Ludovici\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64396305236298,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Ludovici_Albert_1820-1894_-TheStrollingSavoyard_main.jpg?v=1794598370"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Ludovici_Albert_1820-1894.jpg?v=1794598503","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/ludovici-albert-1820-1894.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}