Portrait of August Joseph Pechwell

August Joseph Pechwell (1757–1811) was a German painter.

Life

Pechwell was born at Dresden in 1757. He was instructed by Flutin, and afterwards went to Rome, where he remained till 1781. He painted altarpieces and portraits. He was Inspector of the Royal Gallery at Dresden. He died in 1811. [1]

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  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1889). "Pechwell, August Josef". In Armstrong, Sir Walter; Graves, Robert Edmund (eds.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (L–Z). Vol. II (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.


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