Conrad Meyer (painter)
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Conrad Meyer (1618 Zürich – 1689 Zürich) was a painter, engraver, and medallist[1] of Zürich.[2]
He was a student of Matthäus Merian. He was successful as a painter of portrait and landscapes, but later specialized on copper engraving, producing more than a thousand works. He also produced the map of Switzerland by (1657) and a Planisphaerium Coeleste (1681).
His son (1655–1712) was also a painter and engraver.
- Landscapes
Löntschtal (Canton of Glarus), 1655
Zurich in summer, ca. 1661
Zurich in winter, ca. 1661
- Portraits
Johann Heinrich Waser, Mayor of Zurich 1652-69, 1654
A boy's portrait, Joseph von Orelli, 1657
Théodore de Bèze, 1676
Double portrait of the executioner Volmar and his wife, 1677
1668 Portrait medal of Johann Heinrich Waser.
References[]
- ^ Forrer, L. (1909). "Meyer, Conrad". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Volume IV. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 55.
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has extra text (help) - ^ Swiss, 17th century, Born 1618, in Zurich; died 1689, in Zurich. "MEYER, Conrad (1618 - 1689), Painter, engraver". Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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- Swiss engravers
- Baroque printmakers
- 17th-century Swiss painters
- Swiss male painters
- 1618 births
- 1689 deaths
- 17th-century engravers
- People from Zürich