Anton August Beck (27 August 1713,

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the Nor ...

- 17 March 1787, Braunschweig) was a German engraver. ''A New General Biographical Dictionary'', Google Books
/ref> He was the son of

Johann Georg Beck Johann Georg Beck or Johann Georg Baek (24 April 1676 in Augsburg – 7 August 1722 in Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, n ...

and his wife Anna Elisabeth. On Johann's death, his student Johann Georg Schmidt married his widow and adopted his business. On Schmidt's death, Anton took over the business.

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1713 births 1787 deaths German engravers Artists from Braunschweig People from Brunswick-Lüneburg {{Germany-artist-stub