Johann Ulrich Kraus (also ''Krauss, Krauß'', 1655–1719) was an early German illustrator, engraver and publisher in

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. He was a student of Melchior Küsel (1626- ca.1683), who was in turn a student of

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. Kraus became a partner in the Augsburg publishing company of Melchior Küsel, whose daughter Johanna Sibylla he married in 1685. Kraus became one of the most successful and respected illustraters of his generation in Augsburg. His business was damaged in the

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, but Kraus seems to have recovered and in 1717 is recorded in the archives of Augsburg as a wealthy citizen.

Works

*ca 1690 ''Die Verwandlungen des Ovidii in zweyhundert und sechsundzwantzig Kupffern'' *1694 ''Biblisches Engel- u. Kunst Werck'' *1700 ''Historische Bilder-Bibel / welche besteht in Fünff Theil'' *1706 ''Heilige / Augen- und Gemüths-Lust'' *1710 ''Tapisseries du roy''

References

*Wilhelm Schmidt, 'Kraus, Johann Ulrich' in: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). vol. 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, 73 f. *Christoph Schwingenstein, 'Kraus, Johann Ulrich' in: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). vol. 12, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1980, 689 f.

External links

Johann Ulrich Kraus (1655-1719)
National Portrait Gallery, London {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Johann Ulrich 1655 births 1719 deaths Baroque engravers Engravers from Augsburg