Franz Niklaus König, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Niklaus König

Swiss artist

Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1765

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 27-Mar-1832

Profession: painter

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Franz Niklaus König (1765–1832) was a Swiss painter of genre art and portraits. After studying under Tiberius and Marquard Wocher, Sigmund Freudenberger and Balthasar Anton Dunker, he made a name for himself through dress pictures, rural genre scenes and landscapes.
He found success with his Diaphanies, which were exhibited in Switzerland, Germany and France, and were seen by Johann Heinrich Meyer and Goethe.
in 1797 moved he and his family into the Bernese Oberland and in 1798 he took over as captain of artillery in the battle against the French invasion of Switzerland.
He was a participant in the Unspunnenfest celebrations of 1805 and 1808.



Alternative names	Niklaus Konig; Franz Niklaus Konig; Franz Niklaus Koenig; franz niklaus König; f. n. konig; f. n. könig; fr. nik. konig
Description	Swiss painter
Date of birth/death	6 April 1765	27 March 1832
Location of birth/death	Bern	Bern
Authority control	: Q1448404 VIAF: 39366944 ISNI: 0000 0001 1875 0983 ULAN: 500005210 LCCN: n81097787 Open Library: OL613291A WorldCat