Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß

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Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß , also Carl Johann Jakob Schulthess (born February 21, 1775 in Neuchâtel ; † April 20, 1855 , other date April 20, 1854, in Zurich ) was a Swiss painter .

Life

Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß was the son of the German pastor Johann Kaspar Schultheß (1744–1816) from Zurich and his wife Susette Judith (1744–1818), daughter of the businessman Abraham Motta from Neuchâtel. His father, who ran a lavish household, became impoverished due to various circumstances in 1778, like his father-in-law shortly before, and had to contest his existence as a pastor in a Huguenot community in southern France . His mother, who came from a wealthy merchant family, was able to stay with Karl Johann Jakob and a younger child with their family, who had withdrawn to their property La Prize in the Val de Travers ; his aunt Anna was married to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi , with whom he was also in correspondence. His brothers were:

  • Georg Kaspar Schultheß (1770–1800), merchant, went to Philadelphia in the fall of 1794 and died in Cuba ;
  • August Schultheß (1785–1846), mineral water manufacturer and from 1811 to 1842 coin validator .

After his father got a teaching position at the new art school in Zurich in 1781 , his parents moved there. A deep lifelong friendship with Kaspar David Hardmeyer (1772–1832) also developed here.

In 1790 his father left Zurich to take over and manage the La Prise estate after the death of his mother-in-law . During this time Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß learned drawing, mathematics and agricultural work. After his confirmation he attended school in Neuchâtel. In correspondence he informed his brother that he would like to become a businessman. The latter advised against it, however, because he was not made for this profession; he should rather be trained to be a teacher. Kaspar David Hardmeyer had advised him to do this.

His father, who was unable to manage the very extensive estate successfully, sold the estate and was elected pastor in Dägerfelden by the city council of Zurich in 1793 .

After finishing school he was employed in Neuchâtel in 1793 as a teacher at the Droz Institute and taught mathematics , history , geography and drawing in the elementary class . Droz had promised him to look after a position as court master abroad, but for years he did not keep his word, so that Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß turned to his childhood friend Hardmeyer, who was now a pastor in Bayreuth . The latter advised him to leave Neuchâtel and visit him in Bayreuth, where he would then take him into his household. In September 1796 he set out on foot to Bayreuth until he accepted a position as court master in Dresden in September 1797 . After a short time he gave up the position and devoted himself to art studies in Dresden; he made his living by painting miniatures . For some time he was trained in oil painting by the court painter Anton Graff and stayed alternately in Dresden, Regensburg and Bayreuth.

In 1799 he took part in the competition for visual artists in Weimar .

In 1800 he went to Paris , visited Jacques-Louis David and presented him with some works, some of which he wanted to buy but which he then received as a gift. In return, Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß received an offer to attend David's drawing school free of charge.

In 1802 he was able to introduce two compatriots, Hans Jakob Oeri from Zurich and David Sulzer from Winterthur, to David, who were then also accepted into the school.

Together with the Oeri brothers, he left Paris in 1807 and traveled back to his parents in Neuchâtel, Switzerland via Lyon , Geneva and Yverdon , where they were accepted by Pestalozzi. He now occupied himself with creating portraits in oil and chalk and, after being appointed as a drawing teacher at the Zurich Citizens' School in 1811, taught there until 1833.

In 1823 he drew a draft for a memorial for Hans Konrad Escher , but it was never implemented. In 1833 he probably also designed the motif for the seal of the newly founded University of Zurich , which was engraved by Friedrich Aberli (1800–1872).

Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß married in 1825 and had a daughter.

Exhibitions

From November 8 to December 23, 2017 and from January 3 to January 21, 2018, the exhibition Drawing Lessons - From Artist Training to Aesthetic Education since 1500 took place in the Graphics Collection of ETH Zurich , in which, among other things, four framed drawing templates from the Lessons from Karl Johann Jakob Schultheß were exhibited around 1800, and original painting and drawing utensils from the artist's possession were presented.

Memberships

  • In 1807 he became a member of the Zurich Art Society.

Works (selection)

  • Hans Conrad Escher from Linth . Etching 1827.
  • Justitia with sword and scales . Etching 1828.
  • Dr. Ioh. Bodmer . Portrait.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Kurt Werder: Addendum: Letters and letter-like documents from the years 1767 to 1826 . Walter de Gruyter, 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-080249-8 ( google.de [accessed on May 2, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Rebekka Horlacher, Daniel Tröhler: Complete Letters to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Volume 4, 1814 – July 1817 . Walter de Gruyter, 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027619-0 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2020]).
  3. ↑ All letters to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Volume 1, 1764–1804 . Walter de Gruyter, 2009, ISBN 978-3-11-021562-5 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2020]).
  4. ↑ Rebekka Horlacher, Daniel Tröhler: Complete letters to Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Volume 2, 1805-1809 . Walter de Gruyter, 2010, ISBN 978-3-11-022833-5 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2020]).
  5. ↑ Emanuel Dejung, Hans Stettbacher: Letters from the years 1767 to 1797 (No. 469-759) . Walter de Gruyter, 1954, ISBN 978-3-11-005493-4 ( google.de [accessed on May 2, 2020]).
  6. ↑ Emanuel Dejung, Hans Stettbacher: Letters from the years 1767 to 1797 (No. 469-759) . Walter de Gruyter, 1954, ISBN 978-3-11-005493-4 ( google.de [accessed on May 4, 2020]).
  7. ^ Regest edition of the letters to Goethe. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .
  8. ^ Regula Steinhauser-Zimmermann: The Escher monument in Ziegelbrücke. (PDF) 2017, accessed on May 4, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Aberli, Friedrich. Retrieved May 4, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Konrad Schmid: The Theological Faculty of the University of Zurich: Your History from 1833 to 2015. (PDF) 2016, accessed on May 4, 2020 .
  11. ↑ Exhibitions and participation in exhibitions since 2012. Accessed on May 4, 2020 .
  12. ^ Karl Schulthess: Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth. Graphikportal, 1827, accessed on May 4, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Karl Schulthess: Justitia with sword and scales. Graphikportal, 1828, accessed on May 4, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Karl Schulthess: Dr. Ioh. Bodmer, from Staefa. born 4th Jun. 1765. died 14th Mart. 1814. Graphics portal, accessed on May 4, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Schultheß, Karl Johann Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schultheß, Karl; Schulthess, Karl; Schulthess, Karl Johann Jakob; Schulthess, Carl Johann Jakob; Schultheß, Carl Joh. Jakob; Schultheß, Karl Joh. Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss painter
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1775
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuchatel
DATE OF DEATH April 20, 1855
Place of death Zurich