Johann Joseph Schmitz
Johann Joseph Schmitz (also spelled Johan Joseph Schmitz , born April 19, 1784 in Hanover , † after December 1816 ) was a German draftsman and painter .
Life
Johann Joseph Schmitz learned the beginnings of his arts from his father in Hanover, before moving to Amsterdam for further training . There he became a student of the painter Benjamin Wolff .
In the Netherlands , Schmitz primarily created portraits and historical depictions, then landscapes and views in particular. He was so successful that he by the Dutch government to the time to the Dutch East Indies scoring island of Java was sent where to draw "the most important points." Provided with this order, Schmitz set sail in December 1816 with the frigate Hoop en Fortuin , which undertook an expedition to Canton in China from 1816 to 1819.
Nothing is known about Schmitz's further whereabouts, nor are any works of art known from him.
The Amsterdam draftsman and engraver Hendrik-Willem Caspari created a portrait of the artist .
literature
- Schmitz, Johan Joseph. In: Roeland van den Eynden, Adriaan van der Willigen: Geschiedenis der vaderlandsche schilderkunst, sedert de helft the XVIII eeuw. Volume 3, Loosjes, Haarlem 1820, pp. 254-255 ( archive.org ).
- Georg Kaspar Nagler : New general artist lexicon or news from the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, engravers, form cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers, etc. Volume 15, Verlag von EA Fleischmann, Munich 1845, p 374 ( digitized version ).
- Biographically Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Volume 17, 1, Haarlem 1874, p. 369 ( digitized version ).
- Schmitz, Johann Joseph . In: Hans Wolfgang Singer (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon. Life and works of the most famous visual artists . Prepared by Hermann Alexander Müller . 5th unchanged edition. tape 4 : Raab – Vezzo . Literary Institute, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt a. M. 1921, p. 213 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Schmitz, Johann Joseph . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 176 .
Web links
- Johann Joseph Schmitz in the database of the RKD - Nederlands Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis
Remarks
- ↑ a b c Georg Kaspar Nagler: New general artist lexicon or news from the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, copper engravers, shape cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers, etc. Volume 15, Verlag von EA Fleischmann, Munich 1845, p. 374.
- ↑ George Troescher : Art and Artists walks in Central Europe, 800-1800. Contributions to the knowledge of German-French-Dutch art exchange , Vol. 1: German art and artists in French and Dutch art . Verlag für Kunst und Wissenschaft, Baden-Baden 1953, p. 377; Preview on Google Books.
- ↑ Peter de Bode ( arr .): Hoop en Fortuin fregat (vorheen Reigersbos). In other words : Tresoor der zee- en landreizen III, beredeneerd register op de werken der Linschoten-Vereeniging, LI-C . Walburg Pers, Zutphen 2007, ISBN 978-90-5730-466-8 , p. 327 Preview on Google Books. The ship originally entered service as Reigersbos under the Dutch flag in 1803 , see p. Reigersbos - ID 8811 in the Stichting Maritiem-Historische Databank .
- ^ Biographical Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Volume 17, 1, Haarlem 1874, p. 369. There is no record of this in a collection.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmitz, Johann Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schmitz, Johan Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German draftsman and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | after December 1816 |