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


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About Franz Niklaus König

  • 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.

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