Johann Jakob Frey I (1681 - 1752)

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Johann Jakob Frey I

Johann Jakob Frey the Elder was a Swiss engraver.

After learning the principles of design he went, when he was twenty-two years of age, to Rome, where he received some instruction from Arnold van Westerhout, and had afterwards the advantage of studying in the school of Carlo Maratti. His progress was rapid, and he was soon regarded as one of the ablest artists in Rome.

His drawing is correct and tasteful, and he was a perfect master of harmony and effeot. He etched his plates with spirit, and worked over the etching with a firm and masterly hand. His prints, which exceed the number of one hundred, are generally of a very large size.

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Date and place of birt:17 february 1681, Luzern, Switzerland
Date and place of death:11 january 1752, Rome, Italy
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Portrait, Religious genre