Johann Heinrich Wachenfeld
Johann Heinrich Wachenfeld (born March 5, 1694 in Wolfhagen , † February 15, 1725 in Durlach ) was a German porcelain painter , faience and porcelain manufacturer.
Wachenfeld probably learned his trade in Ansbach , where it is documented in 1717. In 1719 he emigrated to Strasbourg , where he opened his own faience factory. Despite the support from the local authorities, he was unsuccessful with this company because he had problems with the faience fire. For this reason, on August 18, 1721, he joined forces with the Maastricht- born pipe manufacturer Karl-Franz Hannong , with which the later Faience Manufactory Compagnie Strasbourg-Haguenau was founded. Hannong's business acumen allowed the company to flourish to such an extent that the inventory was valued at £ 500 in 1722, when Wachenfeld and Hannong amicably severed their relationship.
Wachefeld now moved to Durlach , where, together with two other shareholders, the court goldsmith Johann Ernst Croll and the dealer Ernst Friedrich Fein, on January 19, 1723, he applied for the margravial approval to set up a factory for tobacco pipes and porcelain. Although the permit was granted on March 3, 1723, Croll and Fein had left the company in February 1723, which meant that Wacheneld had to start work alone. After starting production in the coming year, despite initial structural difficulties at the site, the less than 30-year-old Wachenfeld died unexpectedly on January 25, 1726. His widow took over the factory and the not inconsiderable debts, which also included her second marriage could not pay off with the penniless porcelain maker Johann Ludwig Wagner.
literature
- Stoehr, August: German faience and German earthenware. A guide for collectors and enthusiasts. Schmidt, Berlin 1920,
- Wagenfeld, Johann Heinrich in: General artist lexicon . = Artists of the World. AKL online. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2004ff., ISBN 978-3-598-41800-6 , Doc-ID: 00225057T.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wachenfeld, Johann Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wachenfeld, Jean Henri; Wackenfeld, Johann Heinrich; Wagenfeld, Johann Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German porcelain painter, faience and porcelain manufacturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1694 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1725 |
| Place of death | Durlach |