Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer (1766 - 1847)
1766-05-20
Geneva, Switzerland
1847-08-10
Geneva, Switzerland
France, Switzerland
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 |
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| 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 |
