Johann Georg Preissler
Johann Georg Preissler (born July 7, 1757 in Copenhagen , † April 21, 1831 in Lyngby ) was a German-Danish engraver .
Life
Johann Georg was a son of the Copenhagen court copper engraver Johann Martin Preissler from the Nuremberg artist family Preissler and his wife Anna Sophia Schuckmann. He learned his trade at the Copenhagen Academy and won a gold medal here in 1780. In 1781 he went to Paris via Hamburg, where he visited Klopstock . He stayed here until 1788 and studied with Johann Georg Wille . On his return to Copenhagen he was appointed royal court engraver, professor and member of the art academy.
In 1788 he married Anna Rebecca Pflueg (1767–1817), daughter of the officer Christian Carl Pflueg (1728–1809).
literature
- Franz Friedrich Leitschuh : Preisler, Johann Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 26, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 552.
- Karl Bosl : Bavarian biography . Regensburg 1983, p. 601 ISBN 3-7917-0792-2 ( digitized version )
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon , Vol. 12, Munich 1842, p. 34 ( digitized version )
- FJ Meier: Preisler, Johan Georg . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 13 : Pelli – Reravius . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1899, p. 279-280 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Preissler, Johann Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Danish engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1757 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1831 |
| Place of death | Lyngby |