Sigmund Freudenberger Explained

Sigmund Freudenberger (16 June 1745  - 15 November 1801) was a Swiss painter and engraver.^[1]

Biography

Freudenberger was the son of a lawyer, and studied as a portraitist. He lived from 1765 to 1773 in Paris, where he worked with François Boucher and Jean-Michel Moreau.^[2] He then founded in a private art school in Bern and was known as "Little Master" for his genre-like depictions of rural life.

References

• Bloesch.: Freudenberger, Sigmund. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 7. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 355.

Notes and References

1. Book: Stein . Perrin . Eighteenth-century French Drawings in New York Collections . Holmes . Mary Tavener . N.Y.) . Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York . 1999 . Metropolitan Museum of Art . 978-0-87099-892-8 . 178 . en.
2. Book: Hind, Arthur Mayger . A History of Engraving & Etching From the 15th Century to the Year 1914 . 1963-06-01 . Courier Corporation . 978-0-486-20954-8 . 217 . en.