Ambrosius Gabler
Ambrosius Gabler (born December 13, 1762 in Nuremberg ; † March 20, 1834 there ) was a German draftsman , painter and engraver .
Life
Born as the son of the tanner Nicolaus Gabler, who was also involved in art and miniature painting, he received his first drawing lessons from his father and learned copperplate engraving from Georg Paul Nussbiegel .
He created numerous portraits in copperplate and mezzotint, as well as genre scenes and flower pictures. Some picture collections have been published in book form.
His students included u. a. Johann Christoph Erhard , Friedrich Fleischmann , Christian Meichelt and Conrad Wießner .
Publications
- Jeremias Henne or History of a Combabus. Bayreuth 1794.
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Sketches of physical and moral objects: presented to the youth in 24 copper plates. Trautner, Nuremberg, ca.1796.
- Reprint sketches of physical and moral objects. Werner Dausien Verlag, Hanau 1984, ISBN 3-7684-3428-1 .
- The Nuremberg swear words depicted in pictures. Reprint from the original plates. Edelmann, Nuremberg 1906, 3rd edition 1964.
literature
- Johann Georg Meusel: Gabler (Ambrosius) . In: Teutsches Künstlerlexikon or directory of German artists living now: together with a directory of libraries worth seeing, art, coin and natural history cabinets in Germany and Switzerland . 2nd, revised edition. tape 1 . Meyer, Lemgo 1808, p. 275 ( books.google.de ).
- Johann Rudolf Füssli , Hans Heinrich Füssli : General Artist Lexicon. 2nd part, 3rd section. Orell, Füssli & Company, Zurich 1808, p. 403 ( digital-sammlungen.de ).
- Felix Joseph Lipowsky : Gabler (Ambros). In: Baierisches Kuenstler-Lexikon. Volume 1: A-O. Fleischmann, Munich 1810, pp. 81-82 ( Digitale-sammlungen.de ).
- Theodor Hampe : Gabler, Ambrosius . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 8–9 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Manfred H. Grieb: Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon: Visual artists, artisans, scholars, collectors, cultural workers and patrons from the 12th to the middle of the 20th century . Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-091296-8 , pp. 443 .
Web links
Commons : Ambrosius Gabler - Collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gabler, Ambrosius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1834 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |