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Johan Martin Preisler
Johan Martin Preisler (14 March 1715 in Nuremberg – 17 November 1794 in Copenhagen) was a German engraver, most notable for his work in Denmark where he was professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He was the grandson of the painter Daniel Preissler (1627-1665) and the son of the painter Johannes Daniel Preisler (1666 – 1737) and Anna Felicitas (née Riedner), making him the brother of the painters Johann Justin Preisler (1698-1771), Georg Martin Preisler(1700-1754), Barbara Helena Preisler, married Philipp Wilhelm Oeding, Oeding (1707-1758), and Valentin Daniel Preisler (1717-1765) ). His children included the engraver Johann Georg Preisler (1757-1831) and the actor and writer Joachim-Daniel Preisler, Joachim Daniel Preisler (1755-1809), married to the actress Marie Cathrine Preisler (1761-1797). The family came from an old glass making dynasty in Bohemia. External linksJohan Martin Preisler in the ''Dansk biografisk Lexikon'' 1715 births 1794 deaths 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Daniel Preisler
Valentin Daniel Preisler or Preissler (18 April 1717 in Nuremberg – 8 April 1765 in Nurenberg) was a German engraver. Biography Valentin Daniel Preisler was the youngest son of the painter Johann Daniel Preisler and his wife Felicitas Riedner (deceased in 1743). He became a pupil of Bernhard Vogel, and later, for two years, of his brother Johan Martin Preisler in Copenhagen. After the death of Vogel, he finished the engraved edition of the paintings of Jan Kupecký, initially started by Vogel, and published in Nuremberg in 1745. He was a refined artist who left many works. He is among others remembered for his portraits of famous composers such as Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Heinrich Graun, Johan Agrell and Ignazio Fiorillo Ignazio Fiorillo (11 May 1715 – June 1787) was an Italian composer. He is known as an author of opera seria, often composed to the libretti of Pietro Metastasio. Biography Fiorillo was born in Naples, Italy. His musical education was supporte .... Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century Danish Engravers
The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 ( MDCCI) to December 31, 1800 ( MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. During the century, slave trading and human trafficking expanded across the shores of the Atlantic, while declining in Russia, China, and Korea. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures, including the structures and beliefs that supported slavery. The Industrial Revolution began during mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution, with an emphasis on directly interconnected events. To historians who expand the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
