Amalia Pachelbel (29 October 1688 – 6 December 1723) was a

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painter and engraver. She was born in

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and was the oldest daughter of composer Johann Pachelbel. She was named after Amalia Oeheim, Johann's sister-in-law. According to Pachelbel's obituary retold in

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's ''Grundlage einer Ehrenpforte'' of 1740, Amalia's interest in art pleased her father, and he was always supportive of her. Amalia became known for her floral

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engravings and

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pieces. In 1715 she married notary J. G. Beer. She died in

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in 1723. In 1730, seven years after her death, she was included in Doppelmayr's encyclopedia of important

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s and artists of

(''Historische Nachricht von den Nürnbergischen Mathematicis und Künstlern''), as was her father. A commemorative plaque installed on a house in Erfurt where the Pachelbel family lived gives Amalia's name as "Amalie" and mentions her as the "author of the first knitting pattern (formula) textbook".

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* Welter, Kathryn Jane. 1998. ''Johann Pachelbel: Organist, Teacher, Composer. A Critical Reexamination of His Life, Works, and Historical Significance''. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (dissertation). {{DEFAULTSORT:Pachelbel, Amalia 1688 births 1723 deaths Artists from Nuremberg German engravers Artists from Erfurt 17th-century German painters German women painters 18th-century German painters Women engravers 17th-century engravers 18th-century engravers