Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712-1775). The Royal Engraver - Hermitage

Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712-1775). The Royal Engraver - Hermitage

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From 6 September 2017, the Twelve-Column Hall of the New Hermitage is the setting for the exhibition “Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712-1775). The Royal ...

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Georg Friedrich Schmidt is an outstanding figure in the history of engraving in three European countries – Germany, France and Russia, having made his appreciable mark in each of them.

Schmidt was born at Schönerlinde near Berlin in 1712, into the family of a clothmaker. At a very early age he received permission to attend drawing lessons given under the auspices of the Berlin Academy of Arts and he studied and copied the finest examples of the engraver’s art.
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