The Klauber family were engravers and fine art publishers from
Augsburg
Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ' ...
, Germany. Two of the sons of ancestor ''Franz Christoph Klauber'' established a ''catholic fine art publishing company'' by 1737, together with
Gottfried Bernhard Göz
Gottfried Bernhard Göz, also Goez, Goetz or Götz (baptized 10 August 1708, Welehrad - 23 November 1774, Augsburg) was a German Rococo painter and engraver.
Life
His father was a locksmith at the Cistercian monastery in Welehrad. In 1718, h ...
(1708–1774), who broke away to start his own business in 1742. Klauber Brothers remained a trade mark until the end of the century, and longer:
* Joseph Sebastian Klauber (1710–1768), engraver.
He was first a disciple of one ''Melchior Rein'', later of at Prague.
* Johann Baptist Klauber (1712 until around 1787), engraver.
Both brothers were ''Hofkupferstecher ''
ngravers of the court' der Kurfürsten von Trier'' and produced mainly images of saints in a factory-like way. In 1757, a ''picture bible'' of 100 engravings was produced.
* ''Joachim Klauber'' (died 1791), a priest, their brother, a monk in ''Scheyern'' abbey.
* ''Franz Xaver Klauber'' (born 1741, son of ''Johann Baptist''), engraver
"who studied in Rome for a considerable time".
*
Ignaz Sebastian Klauber
Ignaz Sebastian Klauber (Russian: Игнац Себастьян Клаубер; 2 January 1753, Augsburg — 25 May 1817, Saint Petersburg) was a German copper engraver, who spent an important part of his career in Russia.
Biography
He was ...
(born January 2, 1753, Augsburg; died May 25, 1817, St. Petersburg; son of ''Johann Baptist'') was the most renowned member of his family. He first studied with his father, then went to Rome, then to Paris to study with
Johann Georg Wille
Johann Georg Wille, or Jean Georges Wille (5 November 1715, near Biebertal - 5 April 1808, Paris) was a German-born copper engraver, who spent most of his life in France. He also worked as an art dealer.
Life and work
He was the eldest of seven ...
. He was accepted at the ''Paris Academy'' and became ''Graveur du Roi'' soon later, but went back to Augsburg during French Revolution, moved on to Nuremberg and finally, in 1796, to St. Petersburg, where he became ''engraver of the court'' and director of the ''Academy of Engravers''. He very probably died in St. Petersburg.
*One ''Katharina Klauber,'' engraver.
No precise details; there are sources which call her ''a pseudonyme of Ignaz Sebastian''.
References
Further reading
* (DE) Thieme-Becker: ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'' (37 volumes, appeared from 1907-1950) vol. 20 (1927), p. 411
* (DE) Gläsener, Esther: ''Die Kupferstiche der Gebrüder Klauber zum Katechismus des Petrus Canisius.'' 1985 ZIKG Nr. D-Kl 17/34 R
External links
Series "Life of St. Augustin"(Klauber brothers, 1758, on drawings by )
IT; click links on the left side of the screen.)
Einige Werke von I. S. Klauber(Regensburg University library)
James Cook's voyages(Copies of earlier engravings from others for a Dutch edition of the accounts: I. S. Klauber, Amsterdam 1795)
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German engravers