School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Franz Joseph Manskirch

Born: 1768, Germany, Ehrenbreitstein   Died: 1830, Danzig

Painter. Also known as 'Franz Joseph Manskirsch'. Son of the German painter Bernard Gottfield Manskirch. Moved to London in 1793 where he worked as an illustrator for Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834). He exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1793 and 1819. He painted battle scenes and landscapes of Britain and Germany, the latter including a commission for the Empress of France to paint a series of views on the Rhine. He worked in Frankfurt, c.1819-22, before settling in his home town of Danzig

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Horse and Cart in Quarry PR214 Prints




 
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