Carl Leberecht Crusius
Carl Leberecht Crusius (born May 9, 1740 in Langenhessen , † February 10, 1779 in Leipzig ) was a German engraver and illustrator . He is counted to the second generation of the Leipzig rococo copper engravers on the border with classicism.
He is the son of the master and pastor Gottlieb Crusius (1688–1754) and Regina Elisabeth, b. Conrad. His brothers are the engraver Gottlieb Leberecht Crusius (1730–1804) and the publisher Siegfried Leberecht Crusius (1738–1824). It is considered difficult to distinguish the graphic works of the brothers, as not all representations are signed. However, some bear the signature "C Crusius f".
Among other things, Crusius made copper engravings as illustrations for books by his brother's publishing house.
In 1768 "Das Landleben" by Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld appears , which contains the artist's first book illustrations. The book is so successful that further editions followed in 1771 and 1776, for which Crusius reworked the vignettes.
His best-known works include the vignettes for Leopold Friedrich Günther von Goeckingk's Songs of Two Lovers (Weidmanns Erben and Reich, Leipzig 1777).
His family list is contained in the family list of his great-great-grandfather Balthasar Crusius .
Works
- 1768 Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld : The country life, Leipzig at Crusius 1768, frontispiece and 26 vignettes
- 1771 Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld : Das Landleben, Leipzig at Crusius 1771, frontispiece and 26 vignettes, revision of some plates of the edition of 1768
- 1776 Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld : Das Landleben, Leipzig at Crusius 1776, frontispiece after Marillier and 24 vignettes, illustrations compared to the previous editions partly revised and partly new. (Digitized version)
- 1776 Ernst August Anton von Göchhausen : The Werther fever, an unfinished family piece, Nieder-Teutschland 1776, frontispiece after Mechau and title vignette (digitized)
- 1777 Leopold Friedrich Günther von Goeckingk : Songs of Two Lovers, Leipzig by Weidmanns Erben and Reich 1777, title vignette and 4 vignettes (digitized)
literature
- Arthur Rümann: The illustrated German books of the 18th century. Haupt, Bern / Hoffmann, Stuttgart [1927] (= pocket bibliographies for book collectors 5), pp. 208/209.
- Hehres & Triviales or from the lending libraries of the Goethe era , Neunter Theil, cat. Antiquariat Gunnar Kaldewey, Hamburg 1977, p. 86/87 (with ill.)
- Library F. Georg Miller, part I, German literature of the 18th and early 19th centuries , cat. Antiquariat Wolfgang Braecklein, Berlin [2009], pp. 100–102 (with ill.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ noble and trivial or from the lending libraries of Goethe's time , Ninth part, cat. Antiquarian Gunnar Kaldewey, Hamburg 1977, p 86
- ↑ Werner Teupser: Gottlieb Leberecht Crusius. In: Neue Deutsche Biografie Vol. 3. Berlin 1957, pp. 430/431 .
- ^ Library F. Georg Miller , Part I, German Literature of the 18th and Early 19th Century, Catalog Antiquariat Wolfgang Braecklein, Berlin [2009], p. 100
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crusius, Carl Leberecht |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1740 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenhessen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1779 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |