Louis Asher

Louis Asher, originally Julius Ludwig Asher, (1804–1878) was a German artist.

Life Asher was born at Hamburg on 26 June 1804. He studied there under Gerdt Hardorf and Leo Lehmann, and in 1821 went for further instruction to Dresden, and from there to Düsseldorf, where he entered the studio of Cornelius. There he got to know Kaulbach, with whom he continued a friendship throughout his life. In 1825 he accompanied Cornelius to Munich, where he was employed by him on the frescoes of the Glyptothek. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

Works Asher's works, which consist of historical pictures, genre paintings, and portraits, include: Peasant Family (1835). Resurrection of Christ (1851). King Lear with the dead body of Cordelia (1854). St. Cecilia. Maria I'Ortolana. Portrait of Mlle. Jenny Lind.