Jakob Christoph Miville

Jakob Christoph Miville (18 November 1786, Basel - 29 June 1836, Basel) was a Swiss painter and lithographer; specializing in landscapes and portraits.

Biography He was born to Johann Jakob Mieville, a wealthy silk manufacturer, and his wife Margareta née Lotz. His studies began in Basel, with his drawing teacher, Peter Birmann. He then went to Zürich, where he studied painting with .

He found himself drawn to Rome, where he made contact with other German-speaking artists there, including Johann Christian Reinhart and Joseph Anton Koch, who had a major influence on his style.

Despite this, he failed to achieve financial stability until 1826, when he took a position as a drawing teacher at the non-profit Gesellschaft für das Gute und Gemeinnützige. His last years were saddened by the deaths of his wife and two children.

Selected paintings