Johann Leonhard Raab

Johann Leonhard Raab (29 March 1825 in Unterschwaningen2 April 1899 in Munich) was a German printmaker and painter.

Life After receiving his basic education in public schools in Nuremberg, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts there. Although he began as a painter, he was soon attracted to engraving and began formal studies with Samuel Amsler. At first, he concentrated on small plates for book publishers but, even then, his mature pictorial style became apparent. Eventually, in 1866, on the recommendation of Julius Thaeter (1804–1870), he was appointed to succeed the latter as Professor of Engraving at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.