Johann Heinrich Hurter - Artist Info

About Johann Heinrich Hurter

  • Biography

    Johann Heinrich Hurter was born in Schaffhausen and initially pursued a career as a pastellist, enamel painter, and miniaturist in Berne and Geneva. He later moved to London around 1777 and exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1779 to 1781. Hurter received patronage from the royal family and created enamel portraits of King George III, Queen Charlotte, and some of their children. In the mid-1780s, he split his time between England and the Continent. In 1789, he was ennobled by Karl Theodor, Prince-Elector of Bavaria, becoming a Reichsfreiherr.

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