Johann Joseph Eugene von Guérard was an Austrian-born artist, active in Australia from 1852 until 1882. Known for his finely detailed landscapes in the tradition of the Düsseldorf school of painting, he is represented in Australia's major public galleries, and is referred to in the country as Eugene von Guerard.
Eugene von Guerard
View of Geelong, 1856
Bush fire between Mount Elephant and Timboon, 1857
North-east View from the Northern Top of Mount Kosciusko, 1863
Düsseldorf School of painting
The Düsseldorf School of painting is a term referring to a group of painters who taught or studied at the Düsseldorf Academy roughly between 1819 and 1918, first directed by the painter Wilhelm von Schadow.
The old "Academie of Düsseldorf", Andreas Achenbach, 1831
Clearing Up—Coast of Sicily, Andreas Achenbach, 1847, The Walters Art Museum
Jolly Flatboatmen in Port, George Caleb Bingham, 1857
Tranquillity after the Storm, Erik Bodom, 1871