Louis Hoffmeister

View from Lindener Berg to Hanover ;
Steel engraving by Hoffmeister after Georg Osterwald , around 1840

Louis Hoffmeister (also: Ludwig Hofmeister ; * July 20, 1814 in Karlsruhe ; † July 14, 1869 there ) was a grand ducal court of Baden - copper and steel engraver.

Life

Louis Hoffmeister learned the handicraft in Carl Ludwig Frommel's studio for steel engravers. He worked in Karlsruhe and Munich between 1830 and 1850 .

Works (selection)

The University of Salzburg acquired in 1935 a drawing of Louis Hoffmeister entitled Salzburg from Capucinerberg from that of Johann Poppel was stung by 1840 in steel.

On a postcard there were engravings by him with the title Carlsruhe. The Gothic Tower. See lever's monument . These views also appeared in a volume with views of the Grand Duchy of Baden.

For the funeral of the Grand Duke (Karl Friedrich) Leopold von Baden , at whose court he worked, he made a folder with three memorial sheets in 1852.

literature

Hoffmeister, Louis . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 17 : Heubel – Hubard . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1924, p. 287 .
Karl Birkmeyer: Little known Munich painter and graphic artist of the 19th century. In: Oberbayerisches Archiv 93, 1971, p. 121.

Web links

Commons : Louis Hoffmeister - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Louis Hoffmeister bildindex.de
Works of art by Louis Hoffmeister kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de

Individual evidence

↑ Georg Kaspar Nagler: Hofmeister, L. In: New general artist lexicon or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, copper engravers, shape cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers, ... Volume 6 : Reel-Keym . Fleischmann, Munich 1838, p. 228 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ Beatrix Koll. Department for Special Collections: List of shelf marks of the prints of the Salzburg University Library : Graphic Salzburg vom Capucinerberg from G 1028 II .
↑ Views of Karlsruhe buildings, structures and monuments: Gothic tower and lever monument deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de.
↑ EH Th. Huhn, Johann Poppel: The Grand Duchy of Baden in picturesque original views, its most interesting areas ... most remarkable cities, seaside resorts, churches, castles and other excellent monuments, old and new times. GG Lange, Darmstadt 1860 ( digital.blb-karlsruhe.de ).
^ Folder with three memorial sheets for the solemn burial of the Grand Duke (Karl Friedrich) Leopold von Baden deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de.

personal data
SURNAME	Hoffmeister, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hoffmeister, Ludwig; Hofmeister, Louis; Hoffmeister, L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German copper and steel engraver in Karlsruhe and Munich
DATE OF BIRTH	July 20, 1814
PLACE OF BIRTH	Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH	July 14, 1869
Place of death	Karlsruhe

[1] Georg Kaspar Nagler: Hofmeister, L. In: New general artist lexicon or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, copper engravers, shape cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers, ... Volume 6 : Reel-Keym . Fleischmann, Munich 1838, p. 228 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[2] Beatrix Koll. Department for Special Collections: List of shelf marks of the prints of the Salzburg University Library : Graphic Salzburg vom Capucinerberg from G 1028 II .

[3] Views of Karlsruhe buildings, structures and monuments: Gothic tower and lever monument deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de.

[4] EH Th. Huhn, Johann Poppel: The Grand Duchy of Baden in picturesque original views, its most interesting areas ... most remarkable cities, seaside resorts, churches, castles and other excellent monuments, old and new times. GG Lange, Darmstadt 1860 ( digital.blb-karlsruhe.de ).

[5] Folder with three memorial sheets for the solemn burial of the Grand Duke (Karl Friedrich) Leopold von Baden deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de.