Johann Georg Beck
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Johann Georg Beck or Johann Georg Baek (24 April 1676, Augsburg
- 7 August 1722, Braunschweig
) was a German engraver. He taught fellow-Augsburger Johann Georg Schmidt
, who married his widow Anna Elisabeth and took over the family studio. Johann's son Anton August Beck
trained in this studio and inherited it on Johann's death.
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
- 7 August 1722, Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
) was a German engraver. He taught fellow-Augsburger Johann Georg Schmidt
Johann Georg Schmidt (engraver)
Johann Georg Schmidt was a German engraver.-Life and work:Schmidt came from Augsburg and first worked in Dresden and then the studio of Johann Georg Beck, also from Augsburg. After Beck died in 1722, Schmidt married his widow Anna Elisabeth , took over his studio and received the title of...
, who married his widow Anna Elisabeth and took over the family studio. Johann's son Anton August Beck
Anton August Beck
Anton August Beck was a German engraver. He was the son of Johann Georg Beck and his wife Anna Elisabeth. On Johann's death, his student Johann Georg Schmidt married his widow and adopted his business. On Schmidt's death, Anton took over the business.-Notes:...
trained in this studio and inherited it on Johann's death.