Emil Wolff (1802 - 1879) was a 19th-century German sculptor and occasional artist in oil paints.
He is well-represented in galleries across Europe.
He was born in Berlin on 2 March 1802. From 1815 he studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin. He won a scholarship to study in Rome in 1822 under Bertel Thorwaldsen.[1]
In 1854 King Friedrich Wilhelm IV purchased "Najade" for erection at Sanssouci. This was removed in 1985 due to erosion but replaced with a replica in 2017.[2]
In 1865 he exhibited at the Dublin International Exhibition.[3]
He died in Rome on 29 September 1879.
His maternal uncle was the sculptor Johann Gottfried Schadow.
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