Johann Jakob Biedermann

Johann Jakob Biedermann (7 August 1763 – 10 April 1830) was a Swiss painter, printmaker and etcher associated with the Swiss Kleinmeister tradition. He became known for etched and coloured views of Swiss towns and landscapes, including his 1796 series of views of the principal towns of the old Swiss Confederacy.

Biography Johann Jakob Biedermann was born in Winterthur on 7 August 1763. He received drawing lessons there from Johann Rudolf Schellenberg. There he worked with Heinrich Rieter and Johann Ludwig Aberli, gaining experience in coloured topographical prints and etching.

From about 1790, Biedermann also worked in oil painting, including small-format landscapes and genre scenes. He also published topographical works on Switzerland. His works are held by institutions including the Kunstmuseum Bern, the Wessenberg-Galerie in Konstanz, the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and the Kunst Museum Winterthur.

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