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Christian von Mechel

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WA-00282259

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%
LocationArtsy· 85%

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Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/christian-von-mechel
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

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Christian von Mechel was a Swiss engraver, publisher and art dealer. He developed a broad trade in art, through business connections throughout northern and central Europe; although the French Revolutionary Wars ruined him financially, he started over in 1805 in Berlin.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (4)

Beschrijving van grafmonumenten in de Sint Thomaskerk te Straatsburg

1843 · letterpress printing on paper

height: 216 cm, width: 137 cm, width: 216 cm, height: 270 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Leopold II

1791 · etching on paper

width: 146 cm, height: 205 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Print Catalog of Figures Included in the Gallery Düsseldorf (Estampes du Catalogue Raisonné et Figurée des Tableux de la Galerie Électorale de Düsseldorf)

1778 · Book with letterpress and engravings in black on cream laid paper

31 × 40.5 × 4.4 cm (12 1/4 × 16 × 1 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beschrijving van het grafmonument voor Maurits van Saksen

1776 · letterpress printing on paper

width: 419 cm, height: 533 cm

Rijksmuseum

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4 published of 4 catalogued · 3 with image

Rijksmuseum
3 published3 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published

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2 entries · 1 sources

Beschrijving van het grafmonument voor Maurits van Saksen
1776 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Beschrijving van grafmonumenten in de Sint Thomaskerk te Straatsburg
1843 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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