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1760 Au Vorarlberg, Austria - 1849 Aarau, Switzerland. Known for: Miniature portrait painting of nobility, decorative arts.
Wendelin Moosbrugger, or Mosbrugger (20 October 1760 in Au, Vorarlberg - 20 August 1849 in Aarau) was an Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist. He came from a family that had a widespread... Read full biography
Wendelin Moosbrugger, or Mosbrugger (20 October 1760 in Au, Vorarlberg - 20 August 1849 in Aarau) was an Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist. He came from a family that had a widespread reputation as builders, plasterers and painters. As a child, he showed a special talent for drawing and... Read full biography
Wendelin Moosbrugger, or Mosbrugger (20 October 1760 in Au, Vorarlberg - 20 August 1849 in Aarau) was an Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist. He came from a family that had a widespread reputation as builders, plasterers and painters. As a child, he showed a special talent for drawing and painting. He received his first training in Konstanz and worked as a decorative painter. He attracted the attention of Elector Charles Frederick, while painting at the Electoral residence in Mannheim,... Read full biography
Wendelin Moosbrugger, or Mosbrugger (20 October 1760 in Au, Vorarlberg - 20 August 1849 in Aarau) was an Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist. He came from a family that had a widespread reputation as builders, plasterers and painters. As a child, he showed a special talent for drawing and painting. He received his first training in Konstanz and worked as a decorative painter. He attracted the attention of Elector Charles Frederick, while painting at the Electoral residence in Mannheim, and was enrolled at the recently established Palatine Academy. Although he lived in Konstanz after 1794, he was also active in Karlsruhe and Vienna, as well as at the court in Stuttgart. He also did portraits of the nobility in Cologne. Following the... Read full biography
Wendelin Moosbrugger, or Mosbrugger (20 October 1760 in Au, Vorarlberg - 20 August 1849 in Aarau) was an Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist. He came from a family that had a widespread reputation as builders, plasterers and painters. As a child, he showed a special talent for drawing and painting. He received his first training in Konstanz and worked as a decorative painter. He attracted the attention of Elector Charles Frederick, while painting at the Electoral residence in Mannheim, and was enrolled at the recently established Palatine Academy. Although he lived in Konstanz after 1794, he was also active in Karlsruhe and Vienna, as well as at the court in Stuttgart. He also did portraits of the nobility in Cologne. Following the example of Napoleon, German princes flocked to have themselves immortalized in paint. He did, in fact, do a portrait of Napoleon'... Read full biography
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Wendelin Moosbrugger, or Mosbrugger (20 October 1760 in Au, Vorarlberg - 20 August 1849 in Aarau) was an Austrian portrait painter and miniaturist. He came from a family that had a widespread reputation as builders, plasterers and painters.
As a child, he showed a special talent for drawing and painting. He received his first training in Konstanz and worked as a decorative painter. He attracted the attention of Elector Charles Frederick, while painting at the Electoral residence in Mannheim, and was enrolled at the recently established Palatine Academy.
Although he lived in Konstanz after 1794, he was also active in Karlsruhe and Vienna, as well as at the court in Stuttgart. He also did portraits of the nobility in Cologne. F...But wait, there's more...
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