CC BY 4.0
Wilhelm Trübner
Portrait of the Poet Felix Philippi, 1882
About the object
Wilhelm Trübner and Felix Philippi knew each other from Munich, where Trübner had settled in 1875. When this portrait was painted, Phillipi was working as a journalist. He later worked as a theatre director and wrote plays. He is considered a great admirer of Henrik Ibsen. Is he wearing the horseshoe on his collar as a good luck charm?