About Johann Wenzel Peter
Lived 1745 – 1829 (aged 84). Johann Wenzel Peter was an Austrian painter, animal painter, engraver, designer, sculptor and artist.
Johann Wenzel Peter was born September 9, 1745, in Karlsbad in the now-Czech Republic and died December 28, 1829, in Rome, Italy. Peter is known for his animal paintings which appear in the Vatican Museums and frescos which are on the walls of the Galleria Borghese.
Pope Gregory XVI furnished the Room of the Consistory in the Papal State Apartment with twenty works purchased from Peter.
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Who was Johann Wenzel Peter?
Austrian painter (1745–1829)
When was Johann Wenzel Peter born?
Johann Wenzel Peter was born on 9 September 1745 in Karlsbad.
When did Johann Wenzel Peter die?
Johann Wenzel Peter died on 28 December 1829 in Rome.
What was Johann Wenzel Peter's occupation?
Johann Wenzel Peter was a painter, animal painter, engraver, designer, sculptor and artist.
What nationality was Johann Wenzel Peter?
Johann Wenzel Peter was Austrian.
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