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Last Name Schmeller

Given Name Johann Joseph

alt. Names J. J. S. ; Josef Schmeller ;

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Year born 1796 in Großobringen, Saxony

Year died 1841

Place of death Weimar, Germany

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Country of Activity Germany

Worked for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) ;

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Techniques natural oil painting, drawing, and pastel ; mainly known for his portraits ;

Sample(s) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johann_Joseph_Schmeller_-_Goethe_seinem_Schreiber_John_diktierend,_1831.jpg

Archival sources Anna-Amalia-Bibliothek in Weimar; Goethe-Nationalmuseum am Weimarer Frauenplan

Published sources ADB 31 1890: 636f. ; Willy Handrick: J. J .S. Ein Maler im Dienste Goethes, Berlin 1966 ; Ein Porträtist im Dienste Goethes. Weimar: Stiftung Weimarer Klassik & Kunstsammlungen 2003.

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