August Wilhelm Boesen
Danish, 1812-1857
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August Wilhelm Boesen was a Danish painter.
Boesen was the son of Provost Jens Frederik Boesen. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts, but left to become a landscape painter. After exhibiting from 1836, he received in 1845-47 the Academy's travel allowance and resided mainly in Italy. He died in Bologna on November 17, 1857. He was married to Mathilde Sommer.