Christian Friedrich Zincke
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William Nassau (1758) by Christian Friedrich Zincke
Christian Friedrich Zincke (1683–5 – 24 March 1767) was a German miniature painter active in England in the 18th century.
Life[]
He was born in Dresden and died in Lambeth (now London). He apprenticed his father and also studied painting. In 1706 he came to London to work at Charles Boit's studio, and when Boit left for France eight years later Zincke inherited many of his fashionable clients. He went on to become the most successful enamel painter of his era.
Suffering from poor eyesight in the later 1740s, he passed on his business to James Deacon.[1]
Painting techniques[]
Zincke painted using existing portraits for reference, but also painted from life. To create skin tones he used a stipple technique of tiny red dots, sometimes described as 'measles'.
Notes[]
- ^ Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
Bibliography[]
- "Queen Caroline". Metalwork. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
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External links[]
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
- Works by him at the National Portrait Gallery
- Image of Zincke and his wife
Categories:
- 1683 births
- 1767 deaths
- 18th-century German painters
- German male painters
- Portrait miniaturists
- German emigrants to the Kingdom of Great Britain
- German painter stubs