Johann Jakob Kirchhoff

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Johann Jakob Kirchhoff (born July 13, 1796 in Berlin , † December 30, 1848 in Leipzig ) was a German painter, illustrator and lithographer .

Life

Johann Jakob Kirchhoff was born as the son of Lieutenant a. D. Johann Jacob (* unknown; † 1807) from the Rheinpfalz and his wife Anna Sophia Krüger (* unknown; † 1803) born. Because his parents died very early, he was brought up by a guardian.

He attended the French Cathedral School of the French Reformed Congregation in Berlin and here his talent for painting and composition was already evident. After finishing school he was apprenticed to Professor Karl Röthig by his guardian in 1811, who at the time owned a paint factory and ran a drawing school. In 1815 Johann Jakob Kirchhoff received permission to copy the pictures of the older masters in the royal picture gallery in the Berlin Palace . Through his talent and appearance, he earned the recognition and friendship of the other artists working there.

After an examination, he was accepted into the teaching class of the Academy of Arts by the director Johann Gottfried Schadow . Following his academic studies, he devoted himself mainly to portrait painting in oil and miniature, also inspired by his future father-in-law Wilhelm Reuter (1768–1834), who was a court painter. He also worked with lithography and copperplate engraving , but also with woodcuts . In the course of time his painting style changed and he got closer to the Dutch school. He mainly carried out history painting for bookselling purposes.

In the spring of 1848 he was offered the management of the artistic section of the Illustrirten Zeitung in Leipzig. To do this, he moved to Leipzig, but fell ill with tracheal tuberculosis shortly after the move, from which he then died.

Johann Jakob Kirchhoff was married to Wilhelmine Reuter (1803–1869) and had three sons with her:

  • Adolf Kirchhoff (January 6, 1826 - February 27, 1908), philologist
  • Albrecht Kirchhoff (born January 30, 1827 - † August 20, 1902), bookseller
  • Otto Kirchhoff (1834–1910), bookseller

Works

  • CF Gellert's all the fables and stories. Authors: Christian Fürchtegott Gellert, writer theologian; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Friedrich Guimpel; Berlin: Oehmigke, 1824.
  • The narrator: a collection of useful, instructive and entertaining stories, sagas, descriptions and natural sights, and of the customs of other peoples; for ages 10-15. Authors: J Satori; Eduard Holbein; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Heinrich Lami; Berlin Morin 1838.
  • The history of the German people. Authors: Eduard Duller; Johan Jakob Kirchhoff; Ludwig Richter; Leipzig: G. Wigand, 1840.
  • Colorful shamrock. Authors: Auguste Kuehn; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Berlin: Morin, [1841].
  • History of the Crusades. Authors: Johann Sporschil; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Leipzig: Friedrich Volckmar, 1843.
  • Poésies et fables à l'usage de la jeunesse. Authors: A Charlier; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Leipzig Kretzschmar (approx. 1845)
  • The Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in 1813: Along with a map of the battlefield and a plan of the city of Leipzig in 1813. Authors: Franz Sommer; Eduard Kretzschmar; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Leipzig: Kretzschmar, 1847.
  • Adventure of Johann Dietrich's fairy tale from the island of Rügen. Authors: Ernst Moritz Arndt; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Leipzig Wigand Greifswald University Library 1848
  • General world history for daughters. Authors: Wilhelm Fornet; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Giovanni Lami; Leipzig: Rubach Baensch, (1849)
  • Songs and fables for the young: with many new contributions. Authors: Robert Reinick; Johann Jakob Kirchhoff; Leipzig Kretzschmer (1849)
  • Bouquet of flowers: stories, fables and songs for children aged 5-8 . Berlin giant 1863

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New Nekrolog der Deutschen p. 799 . Voigt, 1850 ( google.de [accessed October 2, 2017]).
  2. ^ SLUB Dresden: CF Gellert's entire fables and stories. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
  3. ^ Eduard Duller, Johann Kirchhoff, Ludwig Richter: The history of the German people: With 100 woodcuts based on original drawings by Ludwig Richter and J. Kirchhoff . Wigand, 1840 ( google.de [accessed October 3, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Johann Sporschil: History of the Crusades ... with steel engravings from original drawings by J. Kirchhoff . 1843 ( google.de [accessed October 3, 2017]).
  5. ^ Franz Sommer (historian.): The Battle of Nations near Leipzig in 1813 . E. Krekschmar, 1847 ( google.de [accessed October 3, 2017]).
  6. ^ Wilhelm Fornet: General world history for daughters of educated classes . Rubach, 1840 ( google.de [accessed October 3, 2017]).
  7. ↑ Bouquet of flowers: stories, fables and songs for children from 5-8 years. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Kirchhoff, Johann Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter, illustrator and lithographer
DATE OF BIRTH July 13, 1796
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1848
Place of death Leipzig