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

Dominique Joseph Vanderburch (1722 - 1785)
Dominique Joseph Vanderburch
1722 - 1785
Matthias Maris (1839 - 1917)
Matthias Maris
1839 - 1917
Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632 - 1712)
Alexis-Hubert Jaillot
1632 - 1712
Raymond Auguste Monvoisin (1790 - 1870)
Raymond Auguste Monvoisin
1790 - 1870
Jacques-Henry Delpy (1877 - 1957)
Jacques-Henry Delpy
1877 - 1957
Kurt Trumpedach (1943 - 2013)
Kurt Trumpedach
1943 - 2013
Zygmunt Menkes (1896 - 1986)
Zygmunt Menkes
1896 - 1986
Charles Perron (1862 - 1934)
Charles Perron
1862 - 1934
Gaspard Duguet (1615 - 1675)
Gaspard Duguet
1615 - 1675
Thomas Hirschhorn (1957)
Thomas Hirschhorn
1957
Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)
Paul Gauguin
1848 - 1903
Jules Chéret (1836 - 1932)
Jules Chéret
1836 - 1932
Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse (1734 - 1808)
Louis-Nicolas de Lespinasse
1734 - 1808
Sébastien Leclerc (1637 - 1714)
Sébastien Leclerc
1637 - 1714
Yevgeny Nikolayevich (Eugène) Chiriaeff (1887 - 1945)
Yevgeny Nikolayevich (Eugène) Chiriaeff
1887 - 1945
Mykola Petrovich Hlushchenko (1901 - 1977)
Mykola Petrovich Hlushchenko
1901 - 1977

Creators Academism

Arthur Warocqué (1835 - 1880)
Arthur Warocqué
1835 - 1880
Horace Wolcott Robbins (1842 - 1904)
Horace Wolcott Robbins
1842 - 1904
Gustave Caillebotte (1848 - 1894)
Gustave Caillebotte
1848 - 1894
Jean-Achille Benouville (1815 - 1891)
Jean-Achille Benouville
1815 - 1891
Carl Wahlbom (1810 - 1858)
Carl Wahlbom
1810 - 1858
Carlo Bossoli (1815 - 1884)
Carlo Bossoli
1815 - 1884
Selina Bracebridge (1800 - 1874)
Selina Bracebridge
1800 - 1874
Theodore Gerard (1829 - 1902)
Theodore Gerard
1829 - 1902
Jacques Étienne Victor Arago (1790 - 1855)
Jacques Étienne Victor Arago
1790 - 1855
Hermann Eschke (1823 - 1900)
Hermann Eschke
1823 - 1900
Luigi Querena (1820 - 1887)
Luigi Querena
1820 - 1887
Jakob Grünenwald (1821 - 1896)
Jakob Grünenwald
1821 - 1896
Franz Albert Venus (1842 - 1871)
Franz Albert Venus
1842 - 1871
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798 - 1868)
Herman Wilhelm Bissen
1798 - 1868
Martín Rico y Ortega (1833 - 1908)
Martín Rico y Ortega
1833 - 1908
Karl Lehmann (1794 - 1876)
Karl Lehmann
1794 - 1876
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