Anton Friedrich König (medalist)

Anton Friedrich König (born June 13, 1756 in Berlin ; † January 2, 1838 there ) was a German medalist , sculptor and engraver.

Life

König was a son of the miniature painter Anton Friedrich König , the Elder (1722–1787). His son Friedrich Anton König (1794–1844) was also a medalist. He attended the Royal Prussian Academy of Arts and Mechanical Sciences in Berlin and was a student of the medalist Daniel Friedrich Loos . From 1776 to 1805 he worked as a die cutter at the Royal Mint in Breslau . In 1806 he succeeded the late court medalist Johann Stierle in Berlin. König created numerous medals for famous people and important events.

literature

• King, Anton Friedrich . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 145-146 .

Web links

• Anton Friedrich König (1756–1838) smb.museum-digital.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ König, Anton Friedrich (the elder) . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 144-145 .
2. ↑ König, Friedrich Anton . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 21 : Knip – Kruger . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 148 .
3. ^ L. Forrer: König, Anton Friedrich . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape III . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1907, p. 193–195 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive - This is followed by an entry on his son Anton Friedrich).