Johann Leonhard Appold
Johann Leonhard Appold (born October 12, 1809 in Dennenlohe , Middle Franconia , † December 5, 1858 in Nuremberg ) was a German copper and steel engraver.
Live and act
Johann Leonhard Appold learned the art of engraving from Felix Grünewald in Nuremberg.
Appold settled in the city, where he worked as a well-known engraver and graphic artist and created numerous high-quality engravings, often based on models by other artists.
In 1836 he married Karolina born in Nuremberg. Stoek. With her he had the son Karl Appold (1840-1884), who learned engraving from his father and later worked as a painter and illustrator in Munich.
literature
- Joseph Heller: Handbook for copper engravers , Leipzig, 1870, Volume 1, Page 33; ( Digitized version )
- Hyacinth Holland : Appold, Karl . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 46, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1902, p. 26 f. (here also information about the father Johann Leonhard Appold)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Manfred H. Grieb : Nürnberger Künstlerlexikon . Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2007, ISBN 3-11-091296-1 , p. 519 f. ( Entry on Felix Grünewald )
- ^ Wedding announcement in: Bayerische National Zeitung, No. 10, from January 15, 1836
gallery
Johann Joachim Winckelmann , steel engraving around 1840
The Tric Trac Player, steel engraving after painting by Adriaen van Ostade
The astronomer Tycho Brahe , steel engraving around 1840
Rembrandt's father, steel engraving after the master's painting, 1849
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Appold, Johann Leonhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German copper and steel engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dennenlohe , Middle Franconia |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 5, 1858 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |