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Jakob Emanuel Handmann

1718-1781 Switzerland/Portraiture

 

Brief Biography-Jakob Emanuel Handmann was born in Basel in 1718. He studied under Johann Ulrich Schnetzler in Switzerland and Jean II Restout in Paris, where he worked. He studied paintings of masters in Italy for four years before returning home to Basel in 1746. The Bologna Academy of Fine Arts admitted him in 1773. Handmann worked from his studio in Basel for the remainder of his days. He died in 1781.

 

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Catherine A
Lerber Sturler

Catherine Augusta Lerber Sturler

Johannes
Jenner

Johannes Jenner

Katharina E
Stettler-Brutel

Katharina Elisabeth Stettler-Brutel

Adrian
Zingg

Adrian Zingg

Anna K von
Tavel

Anna Katharina von Tavel

Calliope-Muse
of Epic Poetry

Calliope-Muse of Epic Poetry

Daniel
Funk

Daniel Funk

Euterpe-Muse
of Poetry

Euterpe-Muse of Lyric Poetry

Gottfried
Franz Muller

Gottfried Franz Daniel Muller

Johann Anton
Tillier-

Johann Anton Tillier-Schultheiss of Bern

Johann Ludwig
Aberli

Johann Ludwig Aberli

Johanna
Frisching

Johanna Margaretha Frisching

John
Burnaby

John Burnaby

Karl Ludwig
Kirchberger

Karl Ludwig Kirchberger

Marianne
Jenner

Marianne Jenner

Michel
Schuppach

Michel Schuppach

Niklaus
Tscharner

Niklaus Tscharner

Philippine F-
Suarz

Philippine Fellenberg-Suarz

Self-
portrait

Self-portrait

Unknown
Lady

Unknown Lady

Unknown
Man

Unknown Man

Vincent B
Tscharner

Vincent Bernhard Tscharner