Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857
Variant namesJohann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a leading German dramatist, poet, and literary theorist best remembered for such dramas as Die Rauber (1781; The Robbers), the Wallenstein trilogy (1800-01), Maria Stuart (1801), and Wilhelm Tell (1804). Friedrich von Schiller - Encyclopedia Britannica Online http://www.eb.com (Retrieved May 5, 2009)
Friedrich August Moritz Retsch was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He joined the Dresden Academy of Arts in 1798 under Cajetan Toscani and Józef Grassi, later working autodidactically, copying the famous pictures of the Gemäldegalerie, among them a copy of the Sixtinian Madonna. He was made a member of the Academy in 1817 and professor in 1824. The Cotta publishing house commissioned illustrations for Johann Wolfgang Goethe's Faust, which made him financially independent. Goethe liked his work and he illustrated works by other famous authors, among them Friedrich Schiller and William Shakespeare. Many of his works were created in house in the Lößnitz, with a view of the Elbe Valley. Retzch died in Oberlössnitz/Redebeul.
From the description of Eight sketches to Schiller's Fridolin, 1857. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 429053441
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| creatorOf | Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857. Letter, 1836 April 28, Dresden, to [George Ticknor?]. | Dartmouth College Library | |
| creatorOf | Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857. [Album containing mounted cutouts from three publications of engravings by Moritz Retzsch] / [compiled and assembled by "Letitia Louisa MacGregor, nee Kerr"], [187-?] | San Diego State University Library, SDSU Library and Information Access | |
| referencedIn | William A. Speck collection of Goetheana : original artwork, 1785-1916 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified recipient, ca 1830. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified correspondent, [1834?]. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| creatorOf | Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857. Eight sketches to Schiller's Fridolin, 1857. |
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| associatedWith | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. | person |
| associatedWith | Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. | person |
| associatedWith | Kennerley, J., | person |
| associatedWith | MacGregor, Letitia Louisa. | person |
| associatedWith | Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805. | person |
| associatedWith | Speck, William A. (William Alfred), 1864-1928 | person |
| associatedWith | Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. | person |
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Birth 1779-12-09
Death 1857-06-11
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