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Johann Georg Wille

1715

WA-00046952

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Johann Georg Wille was an 18th-century German printmaker known for his precise engravings and etchings, which became highly influential across Europe during the Rococo and early Neoclassical periods. Working primarily in line engraving, he developed a distinctive technical mastery that made him one of the most sought-after reproductive printmakers of his era. His work established standards for printmaking craftsmanship that shaped the medium's practice for generations.

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (11)

Ruins of the Château of Becoiseau, near Mortcerf (seine-et-Marne)

1784 · Brown chalk and brush and-brown wash. Framing lines in pen and brown ink.

9 15/16 x 13 7/16 in. (25.3 x 34.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Soldaat van de Zwitserse Garde

1779 · engraving on paper

width: 194 cm, height: 260 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Death of Mark Antony with Cleopatra at left

1778 · Engraving

Plate: 15 × 19 1/8 in. (38.1 × 48.5 cm) Sheet: 15 13/16 × 19 11/16 in. (40.2 × 50 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Heilige Familie

1776 · engraving on paper

height: 287 cm, width: 227 cm

Rijksmuseum

Wafelbakster

1771 · engraving on paper

height: 490 cm, width: 353 cm

Rijksmuseum

Washerwomen in Front of a Cottage

1769 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown gouache (braun laviert)

7 11/16 x 11 7/16 in. (19.5 x 29 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rotspartij op Montmartre

1762 · brush on paper, ink

width: 335 cm, height: 241 cm

Rijksmuseum

Les delices maternelles

1758 · etching on paper

height: 432 cm, width: 337 cm

Rijksmuseum

Peasants Around a Well

1758 · Pen and brown ink with brown wash; framing line in pen and brown ink

8 x 10 3/4 in. (20.3 x 27.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Soldaat leunend op een kanon

1753 · etching on paper

height: 190 cm, width: 145 cm

Rijksmuseum

Hengelaar bij stenen brug

1725 · pen on paper, ink

height: 159 cm, width: 170 cm

Rijksmuseum

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11 published of 20 catalogued · 17 with image

Rijksmuseum
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The Met
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Hengelaar bij stenen brug
1725 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Rotspartij op Montmartre
1762 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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