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

Charles Malfray (1887 - 1940)
Charles Malfray
1887 - 1940
Pierre-Philippe Thomire (1751 - 1843)
Pierre-Philippe Thomire
1751 - 1843
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer (1839 - 1902)
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer
1839 - 1902
Assadour Bezdikian (1943)
Assadour Bezdikian
1943
Igor Mitoraj (1944 - 2014)
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
Zwy Milshtein (1934 - 2020)
Zwy Milshtein
1934 - 2020
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935 - 2009)
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon
1935 - 2009
Pol Bury (1922 - 2005)
Pol Bury
1922 - 2005
Janko Anastasov (1892 - 1958)
Janko Anastasov
1892 - 1958
Pierre Macret (1727 - 1806)
Pierre Macret
1727 - 1806
Jean Metzinger (1883 - 1956)
Jean Metzinger
1883 - 1956
Francois Schommer (1850 - 1935)
Francois Schommer
1850 - 1935
Eugène Atget (1857 - 1927)
Eugène Atget
1857 - 1927
Jean Grandville (1803 - 1847)
Jean Grandville
1803 - 1847
Jean Pichore (XV century - XVI century)
Jean Pichore
XV century - XVI century
Georges Dussau (1947)
Georges Dussau
1947

Creators Academism

Gustave Eugène Castan (1823 - 1892)
Gustave Eugène Castan
1823 - 1892
Emil von Ernst (1817 - 1905)
Emil von Ernst
1817 - 1905
Christen Schiellerup Købke (1810 - 1848)
Christen Schiellerup Købke
1810 - 1848
William Henry Hunt (1790 - 1864)
William Henry Hunt
1790 - 1864
Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798 - 1868)
Herman Wilhelm Bissen
1798 - 1868
Willem Steelink (Junior) (1856 - 1928)
Willem Steelink (Junior)
1856 - 1928
James Barenger (1780 - 1831)
James Barenger
1780 - 1831
Arthur von Ramberg (1819 - 1875)
Arthur von Ramberg
1819 - 1875
Guglielmo Innocenti (1871 - 1961)
Guglielmo Innocenti
1871 - 1961
Franz Pforr (1788 - 1812)
Franz Pforr
1788 - 1812
Felix Hippolyte Lanoue (1812 - 1872)
Felix Hippolyte Lanoue
1812 - 1872
Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois (1777 - 1837)
Eustache-Hyacinthe Langlois
1777 - 1837
Paul Wilhelm Dahms (1913 - 1988)
Paul Wilhelm Dahms
1913 - 1988
Eduard von Steinle (1810 - 1886)
Eduard von Steinle
1810 - 1886
Fritz Ebel (1835 - 1895)
Fritz Ebel
1835 - 1895
Charles-Melchior Descourtis (1753 - 1820)
Charles-Melchior Descourtis
1753 - 1820
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