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Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth

1720 – 1790

German copperplate engraver

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Lived 1720 – 1790 (aged 69). Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth was a printmaker and copper engraver.

Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwirth (1 December 1720, Munich - 5 January 1790, Munich) was a German copper engraver and etcher.

Life and work He was the son of a Feldscher (military doctor), and learned engraving from . He began by reproducing the religious works of contemporary Bavarian artists, as well as images from churches, Andachtsbilder (devotional images), allegories, and symbolic works.

He created over eighty portrait etchings, based on the works of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Some sources say he created more. He also produced numerous views of Munich and Freising, loosely based on the vedute of Bernardo Bellotto. Among his most familiar works are the copperplate engraving of Franz Ignaz Oefele, the Bavarian court painter, and a depiction of the altar at St. Michael's Church; based on a work by Hans von Aachen.

His most extensive individual work involved a series of 100 etchings, inspired by Psalm 51. Designs for funeral decorations were among his miscellaneous works; along with some commissions from local book publishers.

One of his best known students was . His son, Maximus, was also one of his students, but he died while still quite young in 1768.

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Electorate of Bavaria
Also known as
Franz Xaver Jungwirth, Franz Xaver Jungwierth, F. Xav. Iungwierth, Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwirth

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Who was Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth?

German copperplate engraver (1720-1790)

When was Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth born?

Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth was born on 1 December 1720 in Munich.

When did Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth die?

Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth died on 5 January 1790 in Munich.

What was Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth's occupation?

Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth was a printmaker and copper engraver.

What nationality was Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth?

Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth's recorded nationality: Electorate of Bavaria.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Franz Xaver Andreas Jungwierth

· Wikidata: Q1305342

· DBpedia: Franz Xaver Jungwirth

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