Johann Christian Kammsetzer
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Johann Christian Kammsetzer or Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer (Dresden
, 1753 – 25 November 1795, Warsaw
) was a Dresden
-born architect who was active primarily in Poland
.
and Domenico Merlini
, he redesigned the King's Łazienki Park in Warsaw
.
He also worked for other Polish nobility, e.g., for the Raczyńskis on their Rogalin
Palace, and for Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
on his palace in Warsaw
.
Kammsetzer died, destitute, in Warsaw. On his deathbed he married his partner of many years, Marianna Manzet
(also spelled Manget and Manchette), with whom he had a son.
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, 1753 – 25 November 1795, Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) was a Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
-born architect who was active primarily in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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Life
There is a record of Kammsetzer having attended the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 1771. From 1773 he worked for Poland's King Stanisław August Poniatowski. Together with Johann Christian SchuchJohann Christian Schuch
Johann Christian Schuch was a Dresden-born garden designer and architect, active in Poland.-Life:Schuch learned gardening from his father, a House of Wettin court gardener...
and Domenico Merlini
Domenico Merlini
Domenico Merlini was an Italian-Polish architect whose work was mostly in the classical style.-Life and Style:...
, he redesigned the King's Łazienki Park in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
.
He also worked for other Polish nobility, e.g., for the Raczyńskis on their Rogalin
Rogalin
Rogalin is a village in western Poland, situated on the Warta river. It lies approximately east of the town of Mosina, and south of the city of Poznań....
Palace, and for Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
Ludwik Tyszkiewicz as a Polish-Lithuanian nobleman and Field Lithuanian Hetman from 1780 to 1791; Great Lithuanian Treasurer from 1791, Great Lithuanian Marshal from 1793 . Member of the Targowica Confederation....
on his palace in Warsaw
Tyszkiewicz Palace, Warsaw
The Tyszkiewicz Palace , or Tyszkiewicz–Potocki Palace, is a palace at 32 Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw, Poland.It is one of the most beautiful neoclassical structures in the city.-History:...
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Kammsetzer died, destitute, in Warsaw. On his deathbed he married his partner of many years, Marianna Manzet
(also spelled Manget and Manchette), with whom he had a son.