Catharina Sperling-Heckel (10 April 1699 - 28 May 1741) was a German miniature painter, etcher and engraver.

Life and work

Catharina Heckel was born in April 1699 in Augsburg. Her father was Michael Heckel. He was a goldsmith and taught Heckel how to paint and draw. She was taught engraving by

Johann Ulrich Kraus Johann Ulrich Kraus (also ''Krauss, Krauß'', 1655–1719) was an early German illustrator, engraver and publisher in Augsburg. He was a student of Melchior Küsel (1626- ca.1683), who was in turn a student of Matthäus Merian the Elder. Kra ...

. She married Hieronymus Sperling in 1725. In 1728, she painted a miniature portrait of

Charles Edward Stuart Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (20 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, grandson of James II and VII, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland and ...

. She died from complications from childbirth, within weeks of the birth of her first child, in May 1741.

Notable collections

*''Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted'', c. 1735, Wellcome Collection

Gallery

File:Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Is Wellcome V0034275.jpg, ''Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted'', c. 1735

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sperling-Heckel, Catharina 1699 births 1741 deaths Engravers from Augsburg German women painters Portrait miniaturists German etchers Deaths in childbirth Women etchers Women engravers