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Born | Johann Georg Reinheimer 1776 Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire |
Died | 13 June 1820 (1820-06-14) (aged 42) Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany |
Nationality | Germany |
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Spouse | Ursula Magdalena Prestel |
Johann Georg Reinheimer (1776 – 13 June 1820) was a German copperplate engraver, commercial artist, and art dealer.
Early life
Johann Georg Reinheimer was born in 1776 in Frankfurt am Main, Holy Roman Empire.
Career
Reinheimer trained under the German painter and engraver Johann Gottlieb Prestel, eventually marrying his daughter and assisting with the Prestel publishing house's work. The art dealer married Ursula Magdalena Prestel, the daughter of Maria Katharina and Johann Gottlieb Prestel, in December 1805.
Following his mentor's death in 1808, Reinheimer's publishing house produced etched and engraved prospectuses of Frankfurt and its surroundings, including works inspired by Johann Friedrich Morgenstern and Vienna's Anton Radl.
Reinheimer engraved The Archangel Raphael after a painting by Pietro Perugino in 1808. In 1815, he engraved View of Mainz in aquatint after Caspar Schneider. His work titled The Cathedral of Frankfurt am Main was acquired in 1867 by Städel Institute, an art museum in Frankfurt.
Death
Johann Georg Reinheimer died on 13 June 1820 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Works
- View of Mainz
- The Cathedral of Frankfurt am Main
- The Archangel Raphael
Gallery
References
- Johann Georg Reinheimer. (n.d.). Digital Collection. https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/person/reinheimer-johann-georg
- ^ Gwinner, P. F. (1862). Kunst und Künstler in Frankfurt am Main: vom dreizehnten Jahrhundert bis zur Eröffnung des Städel'schen Kunstinstituts. Germany: J. Baer.
- RCIN 851525 - The Archangel Raphael . (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.rct.uk/group/381/content/collections/raphael-collection/saints/the-archangel-raphael-detail-from-the-archangel-raphael-with-tobias
- Reinheimer, J. G. (1750). Der Dom zu Frankfurt am Main. Digital Collection. https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/der-dom-zu-frankfurt-am-main