Johann Gotthard von Müller
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Johann Gotthard von Müller (born in Bernhausen
, near Stuttgart
, 4 May 1747; died in Stuttgart, 14 March 1830) was a German
line engraver
.
in 1770, where for six years he studied under Wille
. He won a number of prizes there, and was elected a member of the French Academy.
In 1776 Duke Charles recalled him to Stuttgart, where he taught for nine years, and whence he was summoned to Paris to engrave a portrait of Louis XVI, after Joseph Duplessis
. Next in importance to this is his engraving of Trumbull
's “Battle of Bunker Hill.” On his return to Stuttgart he became professor of engraving. He was elected a member of the principal Europe
an academies, and was knighted in 1818. He engraved thirty-three plates in all, of which, besides those mentioned, the best are: “Madonna della Seggiola,” after Raphael
; “Saint Catharine with Two Angels,” after Leonardo da Vinci
; “Schiller,” after the portrait by Anton Graff
; and “Saint Cecilia,” after Domenichino.
3 May 1816), as a line engraver. Friedrich went to Paris to complete his studies and worked mostly there as well. He executed engravings of “St. John” and “St. Cecilia” after Domenichino. After preparing in Rome
for the engraving of Raphael's “Madonna di San Sisto,” he devoted the remainder of his life to that masterpiece. In 1814 he was appointed professor in the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, but his health being impaired by overwork, he retired. His works, 18 in number, were noticed favorably.
Bernhausen
Bernhausen is a former municipality in the Esslingen district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.It was first recorded in year 1089 as Berinhusen....
, near Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, 4 May 1747; died in Stuttgart, 14 March 1830) was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
line engraver
Line engraving
Line engraving is a term for engraved images printed on paper to be used as prints or illustrations. The term is now much less used and when is, it is mainly in connection with 18th or 19th century commercial illustrations for magazines and books, or reproductions of paintings.Steel engraving is...
.
Biography
He prepared himself for the church, but attended the academy of fine arts as well and studied under the court painter Guibal. Developing a talent for engraving, he went to ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1770, where for six years he studied under Wille
Johann Georg Wille
Johann Georg Wille was a notable German copper engraver active in Germany and France....
. He won a number of prizes there, and was elected a member of the French Academy.
In 1776 Duke Charles recalled him to Stuttgart, where he taught for nine years, and whence he was summoned to Paris to engrave a portrait of Louis XVI, after Joseph Duplessis
Joseph Duplessis
Joseph-Siffred Duplessis was a French painter, known for the clarity and immediacy of his portraits.He was born in Carpentras, near Avignon, into a family with an artistic bent and received his first training from his father, a surgeon and talented amateur, then with Joseph-Gabriel Imbert , who...
. Next in importance to this is his engraving of Trumbull
Trumbull
Trumbull can refer to* Trumbull County, Ohio** Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio* Trumbull, Connecticut* Trumbull, Nebraska* Trumbull College, a residential college of Yale University* Fort Trumbull, Connecticut...
's “Battle of Bunker Hill.” On his return to Stuttgart he became professor of engraving. He was elected a member of the principal Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an academies, and was knighted in 1818. He engraved thirty-three plates in all, of which, besides those mentioned, the best are: “Madonna della Seggiola,” after Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
; “Saint Catharine with Two Angels,” after Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
; “Schiller,” after the portrait by Anton Graff
Anton Graff
Anton Graff was an eminent Swiss portrait artist. Among his famous subjects were Friedrich Schiller, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Heinrich von Kleist, Frederick the Great, Johann Gottfried Herder and Christian Felix Weisse...
; and “Saint Cecilia,” after Domenichino.
Family
He trained his son, Johann Friedrich Wilhelm (born in Stuttgart 1782; died in DresdenDresden
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....
3 May 1816), as a line engraver. Friedrich went to Paris to complete his studies and worked mostly there as well. He executed engravings of “St. John” and “St. Cecilia” after Domenichino. After preparing in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
for the engraving of Raphael's “Madonna di San Sisto,” he devoted the remainder of his life to that masterpiece. In 1814 he was appointed professor in the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, but his health being impaired by overwork, he retired. His works, 18 in number, were noticed favorably.