August Kneisel
Johann Friedrich August Kneisel (born January 25, 1782 , † 1855 in Leipzig ) was a German lithographer .
August Kneisel was the owner of a lithographic printing company and city councilor in Leipzig. Little is known about his life so far. He was married to Caroline Kunze (* 1791). Many of his engravings were drawn by Cäcilie Brandt . He was a member of the Leipzig Freemason Lodge " Apollo ". His works included, among other things, lithographs for Dante Alighieri's work Divine Comedy in the editions of Karl Ludwig Kannegießer . He also made lithographs for maps such as the atlas of the German federal states .
August Kneisel was buried in the old Johannisfriedhof in Leipzig.
literature
- Kneisel, August . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 20 : Kaufmann – Knilling . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1927, p. 580 .
Web links
Commons : August Kneisel - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Works by and about August Kneisel in the German Digital Library
- Works by Kneisel in the Dresden State Art Collection
- Gravestone of the Kneisel family
- La Fornarina - Raphael's lover oblivion-art.de (lithograph by Johann Friedrich August Kneisel around 1840)
Remarks
- ↑ Life dates according to the tombstone in the old Johannisfriedhof.
- ^ The lithography of August Kneisel . In: Leipziger Zeitung . 1830, p. 840 ( books.google.de - advertisement).
- ^ Heinrich Brockhaus: FA Brockhaus in Leipzig: Complete directory ... FA Brockhaus, 1875 ( archive.org ).
- ^ August Kneisel - Maps. worldcat.org, accessed September 29, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kneisel, August |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kneisel, Johann Friedrich August (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lithographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1782 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1855 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |