George Nikolaus Ritter
George Nikolaus Ritter (* 1748 in Heilbronn ; † 14 July 1809 in Amsterdam ) was a German miniature painter who worked in Amsterdam .
The landscape painter Gerrit Jan Michelis (1775–1857) was one of his students .
His daughter was the Amsterdam-born pianist Louise Charlotte de Neufville (1779–1859), who was married to the French painter Pierre de Neufville (1762–1844).
literature
- Michael Bryan: Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical , London 1889, p. 387 (Ritter, GN)
- AJ van der Aa : Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden , Volume 16, 1874, p. 357 ( Ritter, GN )
Web links
- George Nikolaus Ritter at biografischportaal.nl
- Knight miniatures in the Venduehuis of Notaries, The Hague
- Portrait of Philipp (Baron von) Stosch , re-engraving of a knight miniature in the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel at portraitindex.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Kaspar Nagler: New general artist lexicon: or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, etc. , Volume 9, Munich 1840, p. 240/241 ( limited preview in Google book search)
- ^ Neufville, Louise Charlotte de. In: sophie-drinker-institut.de. Retrieved January 20, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ritter, George Nikolaus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knight, GN |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German miniature painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heilbronn |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 14, 1809 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |