Georg Melchior Kraus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Georg Melchior Kraus

German artist

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1737

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 05-Nov-1806

Profession: painter, printmaker

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Georg Melchior Kraus

  • Georg Melchior Kraus (26 July 1737, in Frankfurt am Main – 5 November 1806, in Weimar) was a German painter.
  • A student of Johann Heinrich Tischbein, he was also a teacher himself (his pupils included Ferdinand Jagemann), as well as an entrepreneur and friend of Goethe.
  • He was a co-founder of the Fürstliche freie Zeichenschule Weimar with Friedrich Justin Bertuch in 1776.

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