Johann Rudolf Holzhalb
Johann Rudolf Holzhalb (* 1723 in Zurich ; † September 21, 1806 there ) was a Swiss engraver , etcher , draftsman , publisher and governor from the circle of Zurich amateurs.
Life
Johann Rudolf Holzhalb was born in 1723 into a patrician family in Zurich. The Holzhalb had acquired Zurich citizenship in 1350 and worked as merchants, manufacturers and municipal officials. Johann Rudolf Holzhalb completed an apprenticeship as a copper engraver with David Herrliberger . In the 1750s he started his own business as an engraver and publisher. Holzhalb created numerous copper engraving portraits, maps and illustrations for Zurich and Winterthur New Year's newspapers as well as book publications. His illustrations for Johann Caspar Ulrich's collection of Jewish stories and his portraits for Johann Kaspar Lavater's Physiognomic Fragments are of particular value . Holzhalb designed and engraved numerous bookplates . Theodor Falkeisen and Adrian Zingg were among his students . From 1798 until his death, Johann Rudolf Holzhalb was bailiff of Knonau . He died on September 21, 1806 in Zurich.
literature
- Hans Rudolph Holzhalb . In: Handbook for art lovers and collectors about the most distinguished engravers and their works. From the beginning of this art up to the present time: German school. Zweyter Volume, Volume 2, Orell and Füssli, Zurich 1796, p. 193.
- Johann Rudolf Holzhalb and his sheets , Swiss sheets for ex libris collectors, volumes 1–2, F. Amberger form. D. Bürkli, Zurich 1903, p. 31.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Rudolf Holzhalb in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzhalb, Johann Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holzhalb, Hans Rudolf; Holtzhalb, Johann Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss draftsman, engraver, eraser and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1723 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1806 |
| Place of death | Zurich |