Born: 27 January 1756
Birthplace: Salzburg, Austria
Died: 5 December 1791 (fever)
Best Known As: Composer of Eine kleine Nachtmusik Related Paintings of wolfgang amadeus mozart :. | handel s memorial in westminster abbey | the square in front of st peter s basilica in rome | handel playing one of his organ concertos at the covent carden theatre in london. | george frideric handel | Anonymous painting Hamburg, one of the most important Hanseatic port | Related Artists:
Narjot, ErnestAmerican, 1826-98
Armand-Vincent de Montpetitpainted Louis XV King of France and Navarre in 1774
Robert Nanteuil1623-78
French engraver, draughtsman and pastellist. He was the son of Lancelot Nanteuil, a wool merchant, and submitted his thesis in philosophy, for which he engraved the headpiece, at the Jesuit College of Reims, in 1645. He went on to work in the studio of Nicolas Regnesson, whose sister he married in 1646, before moving to Paris in 1647. His early work mainly consisted of portrait drawings in black lead on parchment (e.g. Paris, Louvre), and he continued to draw throughout his career. He took 155 of his 221 portraits directly from life. His drawing style was influenced by Philippe de Champaigne, and he based his engraving technique on the work of Claude Mellan and Jean Morin. By 1652 he had developed his own technique