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

Carlo Marochetti (1805 - 1867)
Carlo Marochetti
1805 - 1867
Paul Signac (1863 - 1935)
Paul Signac
1863 - 1935
Jean-Baptiste Boudard (1710 - 1768)
Jean-Baptiste Boudard
1710 - 1768
Emmanuel Frémiet (1824 - 1910)
Emmanuel Frémiet
1824 - 1910
Auguste Clésinger (1814 - 1883)
Auguste Clésinger
1814 - 1883
Jean-Joseph Vinache (1696 - 1754)
Jean-Joseph Vinache
1696 - 1754
Valery Ivanovich Jacobi (1834 - 1902)
Valery Ivanovich Jacobi
1834 - 1902
Paul Dubois (1829 - 1905)
Paul Dubois
1829 - 1905
André Perrachon (1828 - 1908)
André Perrachon
1828 - 1908
Eileen Gray (1878 - 1976)
Eileen Gray
1878 - 1976
Olga Afanasevna Glebova-Sudeykina (1885 - 1945)
Olga Afanasevna Glebova-Sudeykina
1885 - 1945
Auguste Trémont (1892 - 1980)
Auguste Trémont
1892 - 1980
Martin Desjardins (1637 - 1694)
Martin Desjardins
1637 - 1694
Jacques Monory (1924 - 2018)
Jacques Monory
1924 - 2018
Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1833 - 1922)
Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat
1833 - 1922
Louis-Alexandre Cabié (1853 - 1939)
Louis-Alexandre Cabié
1853 - 1939

Creators Academism

Thomas Rossiter (1818 - 1871)
Thomas Rossiter
1818 - 1871
Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
Gustav Holst
1874 - 1934
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
Jean Sibelius
1865 - 1957
Semen Fedorovich Shchedrin (1745 - 1804)
Semen Fedorovich Shchedrin
1745 - 1804
James Sant (1820 - 1916)
James Sant
1820 - 1916
Franz Thomas Weber (1761 - 1828)
Franz Thomas Weber
1761 - 1828
James Hamilton (1819 - 1878)
James Hamilton
1819 - 1878
Samuel Alken I (1756 - 1815)
Samuel Alken I
1756 - 1815
Karoi Kishfaludi (1788 - 1830)
Karoi Kishfaludi
1788 - 1830
Raffaele Pontremoli (1832 - 1906)
Raffaele Pontremoli
1832 - 1906
Nikolai Radlov (1889 - 1942)
Nikolai Radlov
1889 - 1942
Helmut Stadelhofer (1914 - 1979)
Helmut Stadelhofer
1914 - 1979
Nikanor Grigor'evich Chernetsov (1804 - 1865)
Nikanor Grigor'evich Chernetsov
1804 - 1865
Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
Robert Browning
1812 - 1889
Elmar Hillebrand (1925 - 2016)
Elmar Hillebrand
1925 - 2016
Jean Baptiste Louis Moullin (1817 - 1876)
Jean Baptiste Louis Moullin
1817 - 1876