Carl Ernst Christoph Hess (1755 - 1828)

Carl Ernst Christoph Hess

Carl Ernst Christoph Hess, or Carl Ernst Heß was a German copper engraver and painter. He was able to attend the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf where his talents were noticed by its Director, Lambert Krahe. During 1776, he studied engraving in Augsburg and, the following year, worked on the gallery collection that had been initiated by Krahe's son, Peter Joseph Krahe. He became a member of the Academy in 1780, and was promoted to Professor in 1782. That same year, he was appointed as court engraver. 

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