Johann Jakob Schalch (1723 - 1789)
1723-01-23Schaffhausen, Switzerland1789-08-21Schaffhausen, SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Johann Jakob Schalch
Johann Jakob Schalch was a Swiss painter. He was a contemporary of the Swiss painters Anton Graff, Jean Preudhomme, Angelica Kauffman, Jakob Emanuel Handmann, Johann Caspar Füssli. His son Johann Heinrich Füssli was also a noted painter.
Schalch was noted for his paintings of the Rheinfall in Schaffhausen, many of which were reproduced as engravings, making his name well-known.
The Museum zu Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen owns the largest collection of Schalch paintings and drawings.
Date and place of birt: | 23 january 1723, Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
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Date and place of death: | 21 august 1789, Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
Nationality: | Switzerland |
Period of activity: | XVIII century |
Specialization: | Animalist, Artist, Graphic artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
Genre: | Animalistic, Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Romanticism, Old Masters |