Kaspar Braun (13 August 1807 – 29 October 1877) was a German wood engraver.

Biography

He was born at Aschaffenburg, first studied painting in the

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, and then turned his attention to wood engraving, in which he received instruction from Brevières in Paris and Dessauer in Munich, and in this branch of art he made his career. In conjunction with Dessauer, he established a graphic art institute in Munich in 1839. He became associated with Friedrich Schneider in 1843, and established the humorous publication ''

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''.

Works

Among the numerous works to which he contributed engravings are the following: * ''Das Nibelungenlied'', after the drawings of Schnorr and Neureuther * ''Volkskalender'', with illustrations after

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and Cornelius * '' Göttz von Berlichingen'' * ''Münchner Bilderbogen''

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* Attribution: * {{DEFAULTSORT:Braun, Kaspar German engravers 1807 births 1877 deaths People from Aschaffenburg Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni