Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer (1766 - 1847)

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Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer

Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer was a Swiss and French painter, printmaker, caricaturist, and draftsman.

He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and painted landscapes and portraits. Later he became interested in plein air landscapes and excelled in this art. Töpffer is also known as a talented draughtsman and political cartoonist. His son Rudolf Töpffer also became a caricaturist.

Date and place of birt:20 may 1766, Geneva, Switzerland
Date and place of death:10 august 1847, Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality:France, Switzerland
Period of activity: XVIII, XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Cartoonist, Draftsman, Engraver, Painter
Art school / group:School of Paris
Genre:Caricature, Genre art, Landscape painting, Portrait, Reportage
Art style:Academism, Romanticism

Creators France

Adolphe Monticelli (1824 - 1886)
Adolphe Monticelli
1824 - 1886
Charles Georges Souillet (1861 - 1947)
Charles Georges Souillet
1861 - 1947
Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854 - 1941)
Eugène Galien-Laloue
1854 - 1941
Pierre-Louis Cretey (1635 - 1721)
Pierre-Louis Cretey
1635 - 1721
Charles Albert Lebourg (1849 - 1928)
Charles Albert Lebourg
1849 - 1928
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714 - 1785)
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
1714 - 1785
Roger de la Fresnaye (1885 - 1925)
Roger de la Fresnaye
1885 - 1925
Godefroy Engelmann I (1788 - 1839)
Godefroy Engelmann I
1788 - 1839
Theodore Butler (1861 - 1936)
Theodore Butler
1861 - 1936
Adolphe Appian (1818 - 1898)
Adolphe Appian
1818 - 1898
Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684 - 1743)
Henri Abraham Chatelain
1684 - 1743
Neïl Beloufa (1985)
Neïl Beloufa
1985
Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744 - 1818)
Anne Vallayer-Coster
1744 - 1818
Georges Vantongerloo (1886 - 1965)
Georges Vantongerloo
1886 - 1965
Roger Bissière (1886 - 1964)
Roger Bissière
1886 - 1964
Claude Gillot (1673 - 1722)
Claude Gillot
1673 - 1722

Creators Academism

Ludwig Lange (1808 - 1868)
Ludwig Lange
1808 - 1868
Charles-Antoine Lenglet (1791 - 1855)
Charles-Antoine Lenglet
1791 - 1855
Jean Henri de Coene (1798 - 1866)
Jean Henri de Coene
1798 - 1866
Ernst von Raven (1816 - 1890)
Ernst von Raven
1816 - 1890
Jean-Francois de Sompsois (1720 - 1808)
Jean-Francois de Sompsois
1720 - 1808
Georg Papperitz (1846 - 1918)
Georg Papperitz
1846 - 1918
Henric Trenk (1818 - 1892)
Henric Trenk
1818 - 1892
Louis Boulanger (1806 - 1867)
Louis Boulanger
1806 - 1867
Joseph Van Lerius (1823 - 1876)
Joseph Van Lerius
1823 - 1876
Ebenezer Wake Cook (1843 - 1926)
Ebenezer Wake Cook
1843 - 1926
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Franz Liszt
1811 - 1886
Simon Fonceca (XIX century - XIX century)
Simon Fonceca
XIX century - XIX century
Charles-Pierre Victor Pajol (1812 - 1891)
Charles-Pierre Victor Pajol
1812 - 1891
Michele Marieski (1710 - 1743)
Michele Marieski
1710 - 1743
Johannes Petrus van Horstok (1745 - 1825)
Johannes Petrus van Horstok
1745 - 1825
Karl Lehmann (1794 - 1876)
Karl Lehmann
1794 - 1876