ri am ▁R aff ▁and ▁had ▁several ▁children ▁including ▁Math ilda , ▁Henry ▁and ▁Ad olph . ▁W ey l ▁began ▁to ▁paint ▁as ▁a ▁h ob by ▁and ▁displayed ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁in ▁his ▁shop ▁window . ▁ ▁W ey l ▁also ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁then - small ▁Washington ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁local ▁business man , ▁Samuel ▁H . ▁K auff man , ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁Even ing ▁Star ▁newspaper , ▁took ▁no ont ime ▁wal ks ▁on ▁ 7 th ▁Street ▁and ▁observed ▁W ey l ' s ▁paint ings ▁on ▁display ▁in ▁the ▁shop ▁window . ▁ ▁K auff man ▁purchased ▁some ▁of ▁W ey l ' s ▁works ▁and ▁became ▁his ▁patron , ▁finan cing ▁a ▁trip ▁for ▁W ey l ▁to ▁study ▁art ▁profession ally ▁in ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁under ▁K auff man ' s ▁patron age , ▁W ey l ▁under to ok ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁study ▁abroad , ▁visit ing ▁stud ios ▁and ▁gall eries ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁Paris , ▁Vienna ▁and ▁Ven ice . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Washington , ▁he ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁fellow ▁artists ▁formed ▁the ▁" W ashington ▁Land s cape ▁School ", ▁resulting ▁in ▁paint ings ▁" ple in ▁air " ▁paint ings ▁of ▁Washington ▁past oral ▁scene . ▁ ▁W ey l ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁" American ▁Da ub igny " ▁and ▁his ▁works ▁became