Johann Heinrich Troll

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JH Troll: Trees and bushes by a stream, etching, 1777

Johann Heinrich Troll (born July 1, 1756 in Winterthur ; † May 9, 1824 there ) was a Swiss painter , graphic artist and engraver .

Troll studied with Christian von Mechel in Basel and for seven years with Adrian Zingg in Dresden . He then traveled for a long time through Europe (Italy, Holland, France) and finally settled back in his hometown Winterthur.

In addition to watercolors and etchings of plants, he mainly created landscape paintings and copperplate engravings (for example from the Viamala or the Tuileries in Paris ).

literature

  • Life and characteristics of Johann Heinrich Troll's von Winterthur . In: 22nd New Year's Piece Artist Society in Zurich , Zurich 1825.
  • Rudolf Hunziker: From Rome to Marseille. A travel letter from the painter Heinrich Troll from the spring of 1788 . In: Neujahrsblätter der Aülfsgesellschaft Winterthur , Winterthur 1935.
personal data
SURNAME Troll, Johann Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter, printmaker and engraver
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Winterthur
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1824
Place of death Winterthur