Joseph Mössmer (20 May 1780 – 22 June 1845) was an Austrian painter and instructor at the

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (german: link=no, Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien) is a public art school in Vienna, Austria. History The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy modelled on the Accademia di Sa ...

. Born in Vienna, he began his artistic training in 1796 under

Friedrich August Brand Friedrich August Brand (20 December 1735 – 9 October 1806) was an Austrian painter. The son of Christian Hülfgott Brand, he was born at Vienna. He was a member of the Imperial Academy, and died at Vienna in 1806. He painted several historica ...

. Later, as an instructor at the Academy, Mössmer headed the landscape painting class for decades, encouraged outdoor painting, and exerted considerable influence without gaining much of a reputation for his own skill. Mössmer is known for his landscape paintings in a Neoclassical style. At the Academy his notable students included Emanuel Stöckler, August Heinrich,Painting and Sculpture in Europe 1780-1880, by Fritz Novotny, page 102 Anton Altmann, and Friedrich Loos.

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