Jacob Matthias Schmutzer
Jacob Matthias Schmutzer (* 3 / 5. April 1733 in Vienna , † 2. December 1811 ) was an Austrian engraver and painter .
Life
Schmutzer trained as a copperplate engraver in Vienna and Paris under Johann Georg Wille . In 1766 he returned to Vienna, where he received permission from Empress Maria Theresa to found a copper engraving academy, of which he became director. He trained numerous students there, including Carl Conti , Johann Jacobé , Kilian Ponheimer (father) , Johann Peter Pichler and Kilian Ponheimer (son) . Schmutzer established the fame of Viennese reproduction graphics .
In 1912 in Vienna Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus (15th district) Schmutzergasse was named after him and three of his ancestors.
plant
In 1769 Schmutzer was a Adjustierungs -Kupferstichserie out what the cavalry at the time of Maria Theresa reproduces faithfully ( hussars , dragoons , cuirassiers and Chevauleger ). The series was subsequently painted in oil on wood by Johann Christian Brand and is now on display in the Army History Museum in Vienna.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Schmutzer, Jacob . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 30th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1875, pp. 344–352 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Entry on Jacob Matthias Schmutzer in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johann Christoph Allmayer-Beck : The Army History Museum Vienna. Hall II - The 18th Century to 1790 . Kiesel Verlag, Salzburg 1983, ISBN 3-7023-4012-2 , p. 34
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmutzer, Jacob Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between April 3, 1733 and April 5, 1733 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 2, 1811 |
| Place of death | Vienna |