Johann Peter Lamy
Johann Peter Lamy (* around 1760 in Hüningen ; † after 1838) was a French painter , engraver publisher and art dealer who worked in Bern between 1791 and 1838.
Life
Little is known about the living conditions of the Bernese publisher Johann Peter Lamy, who is known throughout Europe. In art literature, the period of employment in Bern is usually wrongly equated with the life data. The only thing that is certain is that the flat painter Johann Peter Lamy from Hüningen opened an art publishing house in Bern in 1791. For his own work, Johann Peter Lamy employed and promoted Swiss and German artists such as Franz Niklaus König , Markus Dinkel , Hieronymus Hess , Christian Meichelt , Heinrich Meichelt , Johann Heinrich Schilbach , but also exceptional artists such as Gottfried Mind . The publisher was known and appreciated for its brightly colored Swiss costumes and landscape sequences, which were sometimes combined. After 1800, Johann Peter Lamy ran branches in Basel , Lausanne and Geneva . In 1838 Johann Peter Lamy left Bern. The publishing house was continued under his name until 1839. Lamy's death dates are not known.
Published works (selection)
- Johann Heinrich Schilbach: Souvenirs Suisse , 1818.
- Gottfried Mind: Oeuvre de Geofroi Mind de Berne recueilli de différens Cabinets particuliers , 1818.
- Christian Meichelt after Markus Dinkel and Johann Emanuel Locher: Recueil de portraits et costumes Suisses des 22 cantons accompagné d'un supplément, 1820–1829 , 1820.
- Johann Emanuel Locher: Collection générale des Costumes de toute la Suisse , around 1825.
- Joseph-Eugène Desvernois et al .: Voyage dans l'Oberland bernois , 1830.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lamy, Johann Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Engraver, engraver and art dealer in Bern |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hüningen |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1838 |