Ernest Morace

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Ernest Morace (* 1766 in Stuttgart ; † in the 19th century) was a German engraver .

Life

Ernest or Ernst Morace was accepted into the High Charles School in 1774 ; Naples was given as the place of origin . He was one of Johann Gotthard von Müller's students and later became a court engraver. Little information is available about his later life or about the place and time of his death; in 1797 he stayed in Naples. According to a lexicon entry from the 19th century, he also worked in Paris for a long time .

Thrust type

One of his works is a portrait of Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart , which he engraved in 1791 after a painting by August Friedrich Oelenhainz .

Web links

Commons : Ernest Morace  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The information fluctuates between 1806 as in the handbook for copper engraving collectors , in which Paris is specified as the place of death, 1808, as can be read about on the website of the British Museum , and around 1820 as the latest time of death.
  2. ↑ The spelling of the name fluctuates; the DNB even lists a copperplate engraver named Karl Friedrich Morace with the life data of Ernest Morace.
  3. ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Archives
  4. ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Archives
  5. ↑ picture index
  6. ^ Letter of March 6, 1797
  7. ↑ Shearjashub Spooner, A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors, and Architects, from Ancient to Modern Times. With the Monograms, Ciphers, and Marks Used by Distinguished Artists to Certify their Work , New York 1853, p. 584
  8. ↑ to the Schubart portrait ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fonsblavus.eu
personal data
SURNAME Morace, Ernest
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Morace, Ernst; Morace, Karl Friedrich; Morace, Ernesto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engraver
DATE OF BIRTH 1766
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH 19th century