Carl Traugott Fechhelm
Carl Traugott Fechhelm (* 1748 in Dresden , † 1819 in Riga ) was a German landscape and vedute painter , fresco artist and set designer .
He was the youngest brother of Carl Friedrich Fechhelm (1723–1785), who gave him his first painting lessons
Carl Traugott Fechhelm studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts . After graduating, he worked on landscape and vedute painting. He became a full member of the Berlin Academy and took part in the Academy exhibitions in 1786, 1789 and 1791.
Together with Asmus Carstens he created the frescoes “Apollo and the Muses” in the Dorvillisches Haus on Pariser Platz from 1790 on behalf of Minister Friedrich Anton von Heynitz .
In 1797 he settled in Riga. He created sets for the theater there. From 1811 he also created cityscapes of Riga.
literature
- Fechhelm, Carl Traugott . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 11 : Erman-Fiorenzo . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1915, p. 327 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital (digitized version)
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist Lexicon or messages from the life and works of painters, sculptors, architects, engravers, die cutter, lithographer, illustrator, Medals and Ivory, etc . Vol. 4, p. 261 (digitized version)
Web links
- Carl Traugott Fechhelm. Biographical data and works in the Netherlands Institute for Art History (Dutch)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fechhelm, Carl Traugott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German landscape and vedute painter, fresco artist and stage designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1819 |
| Place of death | Riga |