About Johann Stephan Decker
Lived 1784 – 1844 (aged 59). Johann Stephan Decker was a French painter.
Johann Stephan Decker (Colmar, 1784 – Vienna, 1844) was an Alsatian French painter.
At the age of twenty he went to Paris, where he studied under Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Jacques Karpff, but at the end of seven years he returned to his native city. In 1821 he settled at Vienna, and was much employed at the court in teaching drawing and in the execution of miniatures and water-colour paintings.
He was the father of Georg Decker.
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Who was Johann Stephan Decker?
painter (1784-1844)
When was Johann Stephan Decker born?
Johann Stephan Decker was born on 26 December 1784 in Colmar.
When did Johann Stephan Decker die?
Johann Stephan Decker died on 25 June 1844 in Vienna.
What was Johann Stephan Decker's occupation?
Johann Stephan Decker was a painter.
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Johann Stephan Decker was French.
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