Johann Georg Preisler or Preissler (7 July 1757 – 21 April 1831) was a Danish
engraver of German origin.
Early life and education
Johann Georg Preisler was born in
Copenhagen
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, the son of Anna Sophia (born Schuckmann) and
Johan Martin Preisler, an engraver himself and professor at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
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History
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in Copenhagen. He was thus a member of the German
Preisler family of artists of
Nuremberg
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. Preisler was first student at the Royal Danish Academy where he obtained the gold medal in 1780.
In 1781, he departed for
Paris
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, passing through
Hamburg
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where he visited his father's friend
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (; 2 July 1724 – 14 March 1803) was a German poet. His best known works are the epic poem ''Der Messias'' ("The Messiah") and the poem ''Die Auferstehung'' ("The Resurrection"), with the latter set to text in the ...
. He stayed then in the French capital until 1788 where he studied with engraver
Jean-Georges Wille.
Career
Back in Copenhagen, he became engraver of the King, professor and member of the Royal Danish Academy.
Personal life
He married Anna Rebecca Pflueg (1767-1817) in 1788. He died in
Lyngby
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in 1831.
References
Bibliography
* Franz Friedrich Leitschuh, "Preisler, Johann Georg", in: ''Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie'', Vol. 26, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, 1888, p. 552.
* Karl Bosl, ''Bayerische Biographie'', Regensburg, 1983, p. 601
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* Georg Kaspar Nagler, ''Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon'', vol. 12, Munich, 1842
online" target="_blank" class="mw-redirect" title="version, p. 34.
* F. J. Meier, "Preisler, Johan Georg", in: Carl Frederik Bricka (ed.), ''Dansk biografisk leksikon'', 1st ed., vol. 13, Gyldendal, Copenhagen, 1899 ([https://runeberg.org/dbl/13/0281
, pp. 279 ff.
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, p. 34.
* F. J. Meier, "Preisler, Johan Georg", in: Carl Frederik Bricka (ed.), ''Dansk biografisk leksikon'', 1st ed., vol. 13, Gyldendal, Copenhagen, 1899
pp. 279 ff.
The present article is largely a translation of the article :de:Johann Georg Preissler, Johann Georg Preisser on the German Wikipedia
1757 births
1831 deaths
Artisans from Copenhagen
18th-century Danish engravers
19th-century Danish engravers
Artists from Denmark–Norway
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