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1784 Nordlingen, Germany - 1858 Nordlingen, Germany. Known for: Painting, graphic art, drawing, political cartoons, etching, history, battle scenes.
Johann Michael Voltz (16 October 1784 in Nördlingen – 17 April 1858 in Nördlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist. His father was a schoolteacher. Johann studied with... Read full biography
Johann Michael Voltz (16 October 1784 in Nördlingen – 17 April 1858 in Nördlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist. His father was a schoolteacher. Johann studied with the engraver and art dealer Friedrich Weber in Augsburg. His drawings and graphic prints brought him... Read full biography
Johann Michael Voltz (16 October 1784 in Nördlingen – 17 April 1858 in Nördlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist. His father was a schoolteacher. Johann studied with the engraver and art dealer Friedrich Weber in Augsburg. His drawings and graphic prints brought him to the attention of the court painter. After completing his education he was employed by Herzberg, an academic bookstore in Augsburg, where he created popular prints. In 1809, after a brief stay in... Read full biography
Johann Michael Voltz (16 October 1784 in Nördlingen – 17 April 1858 in Nördlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist. His father was a schoolteacher. Johann studied with the engraver and art dealer Friedrich Weber in Augsburg. His drawings and graphic prints brought him to the attention of the court painter. After completing his education he was employed by Herzberg, an academic bookstore in Augsburg, where he created popular prints. In 1809, after a brief stay in Munich, he joined the firm of picture book publisher Friedrich Campe (1777-1846) in Nuremberg, for which he worked until his death. In total, his oeuvre includes about 5000 drawings and etchings, which he created for Campe and several other art... Read full biography
Johann Michael Voltz (16 October 1784 in Nördlingen – 17 April 1858 in Nördlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist. His father was a schoolteacher. Johann studied with the engraver and art dealer Friedrich Weber in Augsburg. His drawings and graphic prints brought him to the attention of the court painter. After completing his education he was employed by Herzberg, an academic bookstore in Augsburg, where he created popular prints. In 1809, after a brief stay in Munich, he joined the firm of picture book publisher Friedrich Campe (1777-1846) in Nuremberg, for which he worked until his death. In total, his oeuvre includes about 5000 drawings and etchings, which he created for Campe and several other art publishers in Augsburg and Nuremberg, including Von Jenisch- und Stagesche Buchhandlung [de], Johann Leonhard Schrag [de] and Georg Ebner... Read full biography
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Johann Michael Voltz (16 October 1784 in Nördlingen – 17 April 1858 in Nördlingen) was a German painter, graphic artist and political cartoonist.
His father was a schoolteacher. Johann studied with the engraver and art dealer Friedrich Weber in Augsburg. His drawings and graphic prints brought him to the attention of the court painter.
After completing his education he was employed by Herzberg, an academic bookstore in Augsburg, where he created popular prints. In 1809, after a brief stay in Munich, he joined the firm of picture book publisher Friedrich Campe (1777-1846) in Nuremberg, for which he worked until his death.
In total, his oeuvre includes about 5000 drawings and etchings, which he created for Campe and sever...But wait, there's more...
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