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Born 1760 Frankfort, Germany. Known for: Sculptor-colored wax portrait.
Johann Christof Rauschner was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1760, the youngest son of Christian Benjamin Rauschner, who was a "Modelleur, Stuccateur and Bossirer" in that city. Johann is known to... Read full biography
Johann Christof Rauschner was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1760, the youngest son of Christian Benjamin Rauschner, who was a "Modelleur, Stuccateur and Bossirer" in that city. Johann is known to have followed the same trade as his father. Apparently, he changed his name to John Christian when he... Read full biography
Johann Christof Rauschner was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1760, the youngest son of Christian Benjamin Rauschner, who was a "Modelleur, Stuccateur and Bossirer" in that city. Johann is known to have followed the same trade as his father. Apparently, he changed his name to John Christian when he was living in America. He wandered all up and down the East Coast, for he can be traced by his waxes. He was in Salem and Beverly in 1809, in Boston in 1810, but he was also in Plymouth, Hartford, New... Read full biography
Johann Christof Rauschner was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1760, the youngest son of Christian Benjamin Rauschner, who was a "Modelleur, Stuccateur and Bossirer" in that city. Johann is known to have followed the same trade as his father. Apparently, he changed his name to John Christian when he was living in America. He wandered all up and down the East Coast, for he can be traced by his waxes. He was in Salem and Beverly in 1809, in Boston in 1810, but he was also in Plymouth, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, as well as other places. The wax of Rauschner's portraits is colored all the way through, and only the small parts like the eyes, eyebrows, and slight shadows are painted in. After the wax was pressed into a mould color by color... Read full biography
Johann Christof Rauschner was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1760, the youngest son of Christian Benjamin Rauschner, who was a "Modelleur, Stuccateur and Bossirer" in that city. Johann is known to have followed the same trade as his father. Apparently, he changed his name to John Christian when he was living in America. He wandered all up and down the East Coast, for he can be traced by his waxes. He was in Salem and Beverly in 1809, in Boston in 1810, but he was also in Plymouth, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, as well as other places. The wax of Rauschner's portraits is colored all the way through, and only the small parts like the eyes, eyebrows, and slight shadows are painted in. After the wax was pressed into a mould color by color and removed, the modeller then added the little touches of lace, of flower, of comb, ri... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeWax portrait miniature of Charlotte Muller of Baltimore, circa 1811
Johann Rauschner Auction: 04/25/2018Lot: 167Subscribe or get free alerts
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