Christian Peter Wilhelm Stolle

He was born to the decorative painter, Johann Wilhelm Stolle (1780–1838) and his wife, Magdalena Catharina Henriette, née Wulff (1787–1816). After a stay at the Katharineum, from 1824 to 1827, he was apprenticed to his father. He became a Journeyman in 1832. The following year, he continued his studies at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where his primary instructors were Gustav Heinrich Naecke and Carl August Richter. Toward the end of 1834, he returned to Lübeck and worked in his father's studio. Three years later, his father became seriously ill, and he took over the business. In 1838, he was certified as a Master by the local artists' guild. He operated the studio until his retirement in 1884. During this time, he was active in the Society for the Promotion of Charitable Activities, as an honorary member. Also in 1838, he married Charlotte Wilhelmine Christine, née Gloy (1811–1881). They had one son and two daughters. Their daughter, Katinka, married the photographer, Hermann Linde and they had eight children, including Max Linde, an ophthalmologist and art collector, Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther, and Hermann Linde; both of whom were painters. Although mostly a room painter, he worked on restorations as well; notably, the hall in the church at the Heiligen-Geist-Hospital (Lübeck) (1866). Many of sketches and watercolors are of documentary value; depicting buildings and traditional modes of dress that have since disappeared.