François Forster (22 August 1790 - 27 June 1872) was a French
engraver and lithographer.
Biography
He was born at
Locle,
Switzerland
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.
He studied in
Paris
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under the engraver Pierre-Gabriel Langlois, and then studied painting and engraving at the
École des Beaux-Arts
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, where he won the
Grand Prix de Rome in 1814. The king of Prussia, who was then with the allies in Paris, bestowed on him a gold medal, and a pension of 1500 francs for two years. With the aid of this sum, Forster pursued his studies in Rome, where his attention was devoted chiefly to the works of Raphael. In 1844 he succeeded Tardieu in the
Académie des Beaux-Arts.
He engraved a number of historical subjects and portraits which enhanced his reputation. Among these are: "Francis I and Charles V visiting the Church of Saint Denis" (1833, after Gros); "The Madonna of the House of Orleans" (1838, after Raphael); and the portraits of
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...
,
Alexander von Humboldt
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,
Duke of Wellington
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, and others.
Gallery
Image:François Forster - Albrecht Durer.jpg, ''Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (; ; hu, Ajtósi Adalbert; 21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528),Müller, Peter O. (1993) ''Substantiv-Derivation in Den Schriften Albrecht Dürers'', Walter de Gruyter. . sometimes spelled in English as Durer (without an umlaut) or Due ...
'' (1822)
Image:François Forster - La maîtresse du Titien.jpg, ''Titian
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's mistress'' (1837)
Image:François Forster - Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.jpg, ''Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 21 ...
'' (1846, after Winterhalter Winterhalter is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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* Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–1873), ...
)
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1790 births
1872 deaths
19th-century engravers
French engravers
Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)