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Samuel Frisching (II)
Samuel Frisching (27 June 1638 – 23 October 1721) was a Bernese soldier and politician. Between 1715 and 1721 he served as that city's "Schultheiss", a position not totally dissimilar from that of a modern city mayor. Life His parents' fourth son, Samuel Frisching came from a leading Bernese family. His father, also called , was a chief magistrate and himself the city's Schultheiss between 1668 and 1682. The younger Samuel Frisching completed his schooling in Bern and then went on to study at Geneva between 1656 and 1657. It was while he was in Geneva that in 1658 the twenty year old joined the French Swiss Guard in defiance of his father's wishes. While a soldier he was seriously wounded in battle at Gravelines, narrowly avoiding being buried by a mine explosion. This was followed by an extended educational tour through England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Germany, after which he returned to Bern: in compliance with the family's wishes he now embarked on a career of servic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Rudolf Huber
Johann Rudolf Huber (21 April 1668 – 28 February 1748) was an eminent Switzerland, Swiss portrait artist. Among his famous subjects were Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and Albrecht von Haller . Biography Huber was born as the son of a landlord in Basel. There, in Bern, Venice and Rome he learned to paint. In 1699 he was appointed court painter at the court in Stuttgart. He did portraits of nearly 5,000 of his contemporaries. He died in Basel. Huber was one of the most important Swiss painters of his time. Sources * ''Register der Contrafeit so ich nach dem Leben gemahldt habe'' (1683–1718), Kunstmuseum Winterthur, doi:10.7891/e-manuscripta-48580 Further reading * Maurice W. Brockwell, ''Catalogue of the pictures and other works of Art in the collection of Lord St. Oswald at Nostell Priory'', London: 1915. *Matthew Pilkington, Henry Fuseli, ''A Dictionary of Painters from the revival of art to the present period'', London: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |