Hans Troschel the Younger
Hans Troschel the Younger , also Dreschell , Droschel , Drossel or similar (born September 21, 1585 in Nuremberg , † May 19, 1628 in Rome , Italy ) was a German compass maker and engraver .
life and work
He was the son of Hans Troschel the Elder. Ä. (1549–1612), a Nuremberg compass maker and sundial manufacturer well known in Germany at the time , and his second wife Barbara Krauss (1562–1632). Troschel married Ursula Glatzmann († 1634) from Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate on February 28, 1614 , with whom he had at least one son.
After Troschel had learned to make compasses and folding sundials from ivory from his father , he received additional training as a copper engraver from Peter Isselburg (1580-1630). According to his family name, his trade mark was the thrush .
Troschel's clocks and engravings are exhibits in the British Museum in London and in the Museum of the History of Science in Oxford .
literature
- Bruce Chandler and Clare Vincent: Three Nürnberg Compassmakers: Hans Troschel the Elder, Hans Troschel the Younger, and David Beringer. Metropolitan Museum Journal, Vol. 2, New York, 1969 pdf, English
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Troschel, Hans; 1585-1628; Engraver, draftsman in BSB
- ↑ Hans Troschel the Elder: Portable Diptych Sundial (03.21.38) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In: metmuseum.org. Retrieved May 24, 2013 .
- ^ British Museum - Collection search: You searched for. In: britishmuseum.org. Retrieved May 24, 2013 .
- ^ British Museum - Collection search: You searched for. In: britishmuseum.org. Retrieved May 24, 2013 .
- ↑ Epact: Diptych Dial signed by Hans Troschel, dated 1618. In: mhs.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved May 24, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Troschel, Hans the Younger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Droschel, Hans; Dreschell, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1585 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1628 |
| Place of death | Rome |