Robert Trossin

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Robert Trossin (born May 14, 1820 in Bocianowo near Bromberg , † February 1, 1896 in Berlin ) was a German engraver .

In 1835, at the age of 15, Trossin came to the art academy in Berlin , where he became a student of Ludwig Buchhorn and Eduard Mandel . With the support of his teachers, Trossin was able to successfully debut with his Italian Fisherman's Choir in 1837 at an exhibition . The template for this was the painting of the same name by the painter Eduard Magnus .

Over time, Trossin found his own style, which was clearly evident in the portraits; for example Ernst Moritz Arndt or Alexander von Humboldt . In 1849 Trossin was appointed as a lecturer in copperplate engraving at the Königsberg Art Academy and in the following year entrusted him with the management of the attached "copper engraving school". In 1860 he received a professorship there. His students included u. a. Lovis Corinth .

Among his first works there were some portraits that Trossin made for the work Œuvres de Frédéric le Grand on behalf of Johann David Erdmann Preuss .

In 1862 he was made an honorary member of the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Turin. Trossin held the position of head of the engraving department until the summer of 1884. That year he resigned from all his school duties and went to Berlin in the spring of 1885. Initially devoted to retirement, Trossin soon began to work artistically again. The leaves Im Widow's Veil and The Venetian Girl should be mentioned of his last works .

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SURNAME Trossin, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German engraver
DATE OF BIRTH May 14, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Bromberg
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1896
Place of death Berlin