Jakob Matthias Schmutzer - Artist Info

About Jakob Matthias Schmutzer

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Jakob Mathias Schmuzer
  • Biography

    Jakob Matthias Schmutzer was an artist who trained in Vienna and Paris with Johann Georg Wille. He was known for his sanguine pencil drawings, which were likely influenced by Wille and his friendship with Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Schmutzer's drawings were more focused on expression studies rather than real portraits, and were executed in a disciplined drawing technique reminiscent of copperplate engraving. He had previously been trained as a copperplate engraver in Vienna

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