About Emanuel Witz
Lived 1717 – 1797 (aged 80). Emanuel Witz was a Swiss painter, writer and sculptor.
Emanuel Witz (27 June 1717 – 11 December 1797) was a Swiss painter, born in Biel.
Witz was inspired by his brother (a sculptor) to apply himself to drawing. He subsequently received drawing lessons from Johann Rudolf Huber in Bern. In 1738, he moved to Paris where he continued his education under instructions of the painter Louis Galloche. He made friends with Edmé Bouchardon, François Boucher, Pierre-Jacques Cazes, Charles Joseph Natoire and Charles André van Loo. Afterwards he worked in Spain and Portugal as a portrait painter, historical painter and genre painter. Soon after his arrival, he got into difficulties and returned to Biel in the 1760s.
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Who was Emanuel Witz?
Swiss sculptor (1717–1797)
When was Emanuel Witz born?
Emanuel Witz was born on 27 June 1717 in Biel/Bienne.
When did Emanuel Witz die?
Emanuel Witz died on 11 December 1797 in Biel/Bienne.
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Emanuel Witz was a painter, writer and sculptor.
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Emanuel Witz was Swiss.
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