Johann Georg Eckhardt (goldsmith)
Johann Georg Eckhardt (also: Johann Georg Eckart ; * 1736 in Hanover ; † December 17, 1814 ibid) was a German goldsmith .
Life
Born at the time of the Electorate of Braunschweig-Lüneburg during the personal union between Great Britain and Hanover , Johann Georg Eckhardt wanted to occupy himself in Hanover in 1766 at the age of thirty, but initially had difficulties with the Hanoverian office because he did not have a proper job Official member had learned. Nevertheless, on October 13, 1767, he took the citizenship oath of the city of Hanover, so apparently had become a master at the time.
About a year after he settled down, Eckhardt married the widow Anna Eleonor Grote, née Sehlkop (around 1734–1805) on September 22, 1768. The couple lived on Langestrasse in Calenberger Neustadt by 1772 at the latest .
From 1803 Eckhardt can be proven as head of office. A little later his wife died in 1805 at the age of 71. He himself died after the so-called " French era " and the elevation of the former electorate to the Kingdom of Hanover at the age of 78 years and 9 months.
Well-known works (selection)
- Last Supper jug for the Neustädter Hof- und Stadtkirche St. Johannis , dated 1773 ; 1955 can no longer be found
- Candlestick in the Rococo style, height 21.5 cm, owned by the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Hamburg
Other preserved works by Eckhardt are now mainly in private hands.
Web links
- Pair of silver, rectangular candlesticks from Hanover with the coat of arms of Count von Rhoden, Limmer and Wunstorf, around 1773, on the page helga-matzke.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Wolfgang Scheffler : Johann Karl Matthias jun. , in the other: Goldsmiths of Lower Saxony, dates, works, signs , Volume 1, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter & Co., 1965, p. 766; limited preview in Google Book search
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eckhardt, Johann Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eckart, Johann Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German goldsmith and head of office |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1736 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1814 |
| Place of death | Hanover |