Phoebus Levin

Not to be confused with Phoebus Levene, biochemist.
The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens, Phoebus Levin, 1864. Oil on canvas. 66 x 107 cm. Museum of London.[1]
Covent Garden Market, Phoebus Levin, 1864. Oil on canvas. Museum of London.

Phoebus Levin (fl. mid 1800s.) was a German painter working in London 1855-78 who is known for his 1864 painting of The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens and other depictions of Cremorne Gardens and Covent Garden.[2]

Levin's date of birth and death are uncertain but, according to the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, he was a pupil at the Kunstakademie Berlin from 1836 to 1844, and participated in their exhibitions until 1868.[3]

  1. ^ "The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens: 1864". Museum of London Prints. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Covent Garden Market: 1864". Museum of London Prints. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ "LEVIN, Phoebus." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed 20 May 2015. (subscription required)