Emanuel Witz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Emanuel Witz

Swiss sculptor

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1717

Place of Birth: Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 11-Dec-1797

Profession: writer, author, painter

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Emanuel Witz (27 June 1717 – 11 December 1797) was a Swiss painter, born in Biel. Witz was inspired by his brother (a sculptor) to apply himself to drawing.
He subsequently received drawing lessons from Robert Huber in Bern.
In 1738 he moved to Paris where he continued his education under instructions of the painter Louis Galloche.
He made friends with Edmé Bouchardon, François Boucher, Pierre-Jacques Cazes, Charles Joseph Natoire and Charles André van Loo.
Afterwards he worked in Spain and Portugal as a portrait painter, historical painter and genre painter.
Soon after his arrival he got into difficulties and returned to Biel in the 1760s.



Alternative names	Johann Heinrich Lips
Description	Swiss engraver
Date of birth/death	29 April 1758	5 May 1817
Location of birth/death	Kloten bei Zürich	Kloten bei Zürich
Authority control	: Q1384162 VIAF: 54347880 ISNI: 0000 0000 7996 5534 ULAN: 500009780 LCCN: nr90024872 GND: 118947648 WorldCat