Georg Wilhelm Bauernfeind
Georg Wilhelm Bauernfeind , also Baurenfeind (born November 16, 1728 in Nuremberg , † August 29, 1763 at sea between Mokka and Bombay ) was a German draftsman and engraver.
Life
Georg Wilhelm Bauernfeind was a son of the calligrapher Michael Baurenfeind, who worked in Nuremberg . As a pupil, he followed the copper engraver Johann Martin Preissler , who also came from Nuremberg, to Copenhagen . In 1759 he received the award of the Royal Danish Academy of Art (large gold medal) for his copper engraving Moses near the burning bush and in 1760 was appointed master drawing of the academy.
He was a member of Carsten Niebuhr's Arab journey and died on the crossing to Bombay. His drawings and mezzotints are included in the expedition reports on the Arab trip by Niebuhr and Peter Forsskål .
literature
- FJ Meier: Baurenfeind, Georg Vilhelm . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 1 : Aaberg – Beaumelle . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1887, p. 611 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
- Theodor Hampe : Bauernfeind (Baurenfeind), Georg Wilhelm . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 3 : Bassano – Bickham . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1909, p. 73 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bauernfeind, Georg Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peasant enemy, Georg Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German draftsman and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1728 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1763 |
| Place of death | at sea between Mocha and Bombay |