Franz Hegi (1774-1850)

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Künstler
Ereignisse
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Born
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April 16, 1774
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Moves to Zurich with the family
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1780
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His father moves away - Franz and his siblings are sent to an orphanage
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1782
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Join Matthias Pfenninger as an apprentice
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1790
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Moves to Basel and works for the painter and publisher Peter Birmann
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Bis
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1796-1802
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Moves back to Zurich
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1802
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Creates his first etchings
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1804
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The heyday of his work: numerous prints are created
Beschreibung

In addition to his own works - including for numerous New Year's pages, paperbacks and literary works - he often etched after models by Heinrich Wüest, Ludwig Hess, Johann Balthasar Bullinger the Elder as well as Johann Jakob Wetzel and the Lory father and son.

 

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1804 until the early 1820s
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Great interest in cultural history and the historical substance of the city of Zurich
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From the early 1820s until his death
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Died
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March 14, 1850
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