Wilhelm Molthan (sculptor)
Wilhelm Molthan (also: Johann Wilhelm Ludolph Molthan ; * 1769 ; † 1824 ) was a court gilder and court sculptor from the Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg .
life and work
Wilhelm Molthan was appointed court sculptor in 1787 or earlier after he had been appointed electoral court gilder. On August 14, 1805 his son Justus Heinrich Jakob Molthan was born in Hanover , who later became an architect; whose sister was to marry the sculptor August Hengst . During the so-called French era , Molthan created designs for the redesign of the box hall for the temple of the Masonic lodge "Zum Stillen Tempel" in Hildesheim .
literature
- Winfried Schaaf : The temple of the Masonic Lodge "Zum Stillen Tempel" in Hildesheim. Drafts for the redesign of the box hall by the royal court sculptor and gilder Johann Wilhelm Ludolph Molthan in August 1812. In: Hildesheim calendar. Yearbook of history and culture. Vol. 274 (2006). Gerstenberg, Hildesheim, pp. 133-137
Archival material
Archives by and about Wilhelm Molthan can be found, for example
- in the Lower Saxony State Archives (Hanover location) under the title Appointment of the court gilder Johann Justus Bartels; likewise of the court gilders Wilhelm Molthan; his appointment as court sculptor , archive material from 1748 to 1787, archive signature NLA HA Dep. 103 XXIV No. 1811 (old archive signature: Dep. 103 XXIV Lagn no. 12886 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Compare the information from the Arcinsys Lower Saxony Bremen archive information system
- ↑ a b c Compare the information in the Common Union Catalog (GVK)
- ↑ a b Helmut Knocke : Molthan, Justus , in: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon , p. 259
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Molthan, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Molthan, Johann Wilhelm Ludolph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Elector of Hanover court gilders and court sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1769 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1824 |