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

Jules Wengel (1865 - 1934)
Jules Wengel
1865 - 1934
Yvonne Thomas (1913 - 2009)
Yvonne Thomas
1913 - 2009
Charles-Fernand de Condamy (1847 - 1913)
Charles-Fernand de Condamy
1847 - 1913
Charles Topino (1742 - 1803)
Charles Topino
1742 - 1803
Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour (1838 - 1910)
Etienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour
1838 - 1910
Aurélie Nemours (1910 - 2005)
Aurélie Nemours
1910 - 2005
Charlotte Perriand (1903 - 1999)
Charlotte Perriand
1903 - 1999
Louis-François Cassas (1756 - 1827)
Louis-François Cassas
1756 - 1827
Syed Haider Raza (1922 - 2016)
Syed Haider Raza
1922 - 2016
Hippolyte Camille Delpy (1842 - 1910)
Hippolyte Camille Delpy
1842 - 1910
Henri Émilien Rousseau (1875 - 1933)
Henri Émilien Rousseau
1875 - 1933
Nicolas Mignard (1606 - 1668)
Nicolas Mignard
1606 - 1668
Eugène Petit (1839 - 1886)
Eugène Petit
1839 - 1886
Theodore Robinson (1852 - 1896)
Theodore Robinson
1852 - 1896
Louis Valtat (1869 - 1952)
Louis Valtat
1869 - 1952
Joseph-Laurent Malaine (1745 - 1809)
Joseph-Laurent Malaine
1745 - 1809

Creators Academism

Hermanus Koekkoek (1815 - 1882)
Hermanus Koekkoek
1815 - 1882
Robert Henze (1827 - 1906)
Robert Henze
1827 - 1906
Friedrich Georg Weitsch (1758 - 1828)
Friedrich Georg Weitsch
1758 - 1828
François-Louis Français (1814 - 1897)
François-Louis Français
1814 - 1897
Ernst Meyer (1797 - 1861)
Ernst Meyer
1797 - 1861
Jean-Joseph Perraud (1819 - 1876)
Jean-Joseph Perraud
1819 - 1876
Philippe Parrot (1831 - 1894)
Philippe Parrot
1831 - 1894
William Daniell (1769 - 1837)
William Daniell
1769 - 1837
Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 - 1864)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
Pierre-Victor Galland (1822 - 1892)
Pierre-Victor Galland
1822 - 1892
Frederik Hansen Sødring (1809 - 1862)
Frederik Hansen Sødring
1809 - 1862
Lev Smaragdovitch Tchistovsky (1902 - 1969)
Lev Smaragdovitch Tchistovsky
1902 - 1969
Francis Holman (1729 - 1784)
Francis Holman
1729 - 1784
Adolf Joseph Grass (1841 - 1926)
Adolf Joseph Grass
1841 - 1926
Pieter van Hanselaere (1786 - 1862)
Pieter van Hanselaere
1786 - 1862
Philipp von Foltz (1805 - 1877)
Philipp von Foltz
1805 - 1877