Johann Christoph Bock
Johann Christoph Bock (* 1752 in Nuremberg ; † 1830 probably there) was a German engraver in Nuremberg.
Life
His father was the master of ceremonies (chief of protocol ) of the Nuremberg city council . He was the older brother of the two Nuremberg engravers Christoph Wilhelm Bock (1755–1835) and Johann Carl Bock (1757–1843).
He worked closely with his brother Christoph Wilhelm, with whom he etched a series of 18 landscapes based on models by Burkhard Albrecht von Bemmel , a great-grandson of the Dutch painter Willem van Bemmel who died at the age of 13 .
literature
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon , Volume 1, Page 550, Verlag EA Fleischmann, 1835 ( digitized version )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bock, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1752 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1830 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |