Phoebus Levin

Not to be confused with Phoebus Levene, biochemist.

Phoebus Levin (fl. mid 1800s.) was a German painter working in London 1855-78 who is known for his 1864 painting of The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens and other depictions of Cremorne Gardens and Covent Garden.^[2]

The Dancing Platform at Cremorne Gardens, Phoebus Levin, 1864. Oil on canvas. 66 x 107 cm. Museum of London.^[1]

Covent Garden Market, Phoebus Levin, 1864. Oil on canvas. Museum of London.

Levin's date of birth and death are uncertain but, according to the Benezit Dictionary of Artists, he was a pupil at the Kunstakademie Berlin from 1836 to 1844, and participated in their exhibitions until 1868.^[3]