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Franz Edmund Weirotter (1733-1771)

"Franz Edmund Weirotter (May 1733 – 11 May 1771) was an Austrian painter, draughtsman and etcher.

Weirotter was born in Innsbruck, and painted primarily landscapes and maritime scenes. He traveled to Paris and Rome where he produced a number of paintings and etchings.

Some of his works reside at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Weirotter died in Vienna on 11 May 1771." - (en.wikipedia.org 14.09.2021)

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was born Innsbruck May 29, 1730
baptized May 29, 1733
died Vienna May 17, 1771

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Student Vienna 1750-1756
professional / worker Mainz 1757
has met Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann Mannheim 1758
Traveller Battle of Krefeld Krefeld June 23, 1758
Student Johann Georg Wille Paris 1759-1763
has met Johann Joachim Winckelmann Rome October 1763-October 1764
has met Hans Heinrich Füssli Rome October 1763-October 1764
lived Claude-Henri Watelet Paris 1765-1766
teacher Jakob Matthias Schmutzer Vienna 1767-1771

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