August Weber

His notable students included Theodor Martens, Otto Odebrecht [de] and John Robinson Tait.

Due to his proven ability, he was appointed a Professor by King Friedrich Wilhelm III.

In 1844, he was one of the co-founders of the Verein der Düsseldorfer Künstler [de], and later became a member of the progressive artists' association "Malkasten" (Paintbox).

The art historian, Walter Cohen [de], described his work as expressing a "Post-Romantic" sensibility, inspired by Salomon van Ruysdael.

Many of the paintings subsequently sold as his were actually the work of a Swiss artist, also named August Weber, who lived from 1898 to 1957.