About Johann Baptist Drechsler
Lived 1756 – 1811 (aged 55). Johann Baptist Drechsler was an Austrian botanical illustrator, painter, university teacher and porcelain painter.
Johann Baptist Drechsler (28 January 1766 – 28 April 1811) was an Austrian painter of flowers
Life Drechsler was born in Vienna in 1766, the son of a porcelain painter. In 1787 he became the first professor of flower-painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, where his students included Josef Nigg and Franz Xaver Petter. His style was particularly influenced by the finely detailed work of the Dutch flower-painter Jan van Huysum. He is recorded as working at the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory between 1772 and 1782.
There are examples of his work in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg, and in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Who was Johann Baptist Drechsler?
Austrian artist (1756-1811)
When was Johann Baptist Drechsler born?
Johann Baptist Drechsler was born on 28 January 1756 in Lichtental.
When did Johann Baptist Drechsler die?
Johann Baptist Drechsler died on 28 April 1811 in Vienna.
What was Johann Baptist Drechsler's occupation?
Johann Baptist Drechsler was a botanical illustrator, painter, university teacher and porcelain painter.
What nationality was Johann Baptist Drechsler?
Johann Baptist Drechsler was Austrian.
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