Matthias Stumpf
Matthias Stumpf (born April 22, 1755 in Zurich ; † 1806 there ) was a Swiss painter , draftsman and etcher .
Life
Matthias Stumpf learned drawing and painting from Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, among others . He was close friends with Johann Heinrich Lips and Johann Heinrich Werdmüller . Johann Kaspar Lavater sponsored the young artist, who engraved some sheets and illustrations for the Physiognomic Fragments for Lavater . Lavater has repeatedly criticized the work of Stumpf. On August 29, 1797, under a self-portrait by Stumpf, he put the lines: "Stump ground by Stump, dull. / Without character / and truth. / Nevertheless, there is a spirit of notice and wise calm in the face". Matthias Stumpf created a number of illustrations for Zurich publications in the last third of the 18th century. With Werdmüller he published the pamphlet Phönix in Helvetien in 1800 , at the end of the 18th century. Century. A discourse on Zurich in June 1800. Dedicated to unity .
literature
- Kunsthaus Zürich: Johann Kaspar Lavater: The face, an obsession. 2001, p. 171.
- Paul Leemann-van Elck : Printing, publishing, book trade in the canton of Zurich from the beginnings to around 1850. Bureau of the Antiquarian Society in the Swiss National Museum, Zurich 1950, p. 76.
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| SURNAME | Stump, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss painter and engraver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1806 |
| Place of death | Zurich |