 Wilhelm Gottlief Tilesius von Tilenau is primarily known as Wilhelm Gottlief Tilesius von Tilenau
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| An expedition artist, Wilhelm Gottlief Tilesius von Tilenau traveled
with the George Heinrich von Langsdorff (1773-1852) of the Rezanov Expedition from Russia to California as
the illustrator. In 1806, they were in San Francisco, and
drawings by von Tilenau were used by Von Langsdorff as engravings in
his book, Observations On a Journey Around the World, published in Frankfurt Germany in 1812.
One of the sketches he did in California from that voyage was Dance of
the Indians at the Mission of St. Joseph in New California.
Sources:
Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940
Nancy Moure, Art in California: 450 Years
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| | Born in Mühlhausen, Alsace in 1769. Tilesius von Tilenau accompanied the Russian expedition to San Francisco in 1806. His drawings of San Francisco were used by G. H. von Langsdorff as engravings in his book, Observations On A Journey Around the World published in Frankfurt, Germany in 1812. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
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