Catharina Sperling-Heckel Explained

Catharina Sperling-Heckel
Native Name:	Catharina Heckel
Birth Date:	10 April 1699
Birth Place:	Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire^[1]
Death Place:	Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
Nationality:	German
Known For:	Engraving Miniature painting
Spouse:	Hieronymus Sperling 1725-

Catharina Sperling-Heckel (10 April 1699 - 28 May 1741) was a German miniature painter, etcher and engraver.

Life and work

Catharina Heckel was born in April 1699 in Augsburg.^[1] Her father was Michael Heckel. He was a goldsmith and taught Heckel how to paint and draw. She was taught engraving by Johann Ulrich Kraus.^[2] She married Hieronymus Sperling in 1725.^{[1] [2] [3]} In 1728, she painted a miniature portrait of Charles Edward Stuart. She died from complications from childbirth, within weeks of the birth of her first child, in May 1741.^[2]

Notable collections

• Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted, c. 1735, Wellcome Collection^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: CERL Thesaurus . CERL . 9 December 2018.
2. Web site: A set of four lovely watercolours, each showing a young German lady in a fancy gown . Forum Rare Books . 9 December 2018.
3. Book: Michael Bryan. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. 1904. Macmillan. 26.
4. Web site: Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted. Etching by C. Sperling-Heckel, c. 1735. . Wellcome Collection . 9 December 2018 . en.