Timeline

1832

German Romanticist painter Herman Herzog was born in Bremen, Germany

1848

Studied at Dusseldorf Academy and then traveled extensively throughout Germany, Switzarland, Italy, and Norway

1858

First exhibited in Berlin, where he had many subsequent shows

1870

Came to United States and settled in Philadelphia. Quickly established himself as a leading regional painter and exhibited at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts

1931

Herzog and son Lewis held a joint exhibition for the occasion of Herzog's 100th year celebration

1932

Herzog dies