“The highly individual path he pursued in his art earlier on, during the period of his strength, is universally known, and the poetic value of his drawings and paintings has found lasting recognition. His life was a long series of misfortunes. […] His works were prized and sought after [during the Dresden period], and he could have lived a carefree existence with his family if he had not been so charitable – to the point of excess – with those less fortunate, and had not so often been abused by them.” – Anonymous, ‘Obituary’, in Kunstblatt 1840, p. 248.