Adolph Rinck

[1] While in Berlin and Paris, he painted several notable portraits, including of Prussian statesman Friedrich Ancillon and of Claude Monet's parents.

[4] During his time in the city, he painted portraits of a number of prominent New Orleanians, including Judah Touro, Judah P. Benjamin, Joshua Baker, and Edward Pilsbury, as well as John Woodhouse Audubon, Charles Sumner, and several members of the Grevemberg family.

[7] In 1855, Rinck purchased a large plot of land in Algiers, New Orleans, near English Turn with the aim of developing a model farm to teach plantation management and scientific agriculture.

[5] After the Civil War, he sought support from the Louisiana state legislature for his planned school, but proved unsuccessful.

He left New Orleans around 1871 with the intent to return to Europe but ended up remaining in New York City until his death in June 1895.