Catharina Heckel
Catharina Sperling-Heckel (10 April 1699 - 28 May 1741) was a German miniature painter, etcher and engraver.
Also recorded as Catharina Sperling · Miss Catharina Heckel · Catherin Heckel · Catherin Sperling
Catharina Heckel
![A Lutheran funeral in the city of Augsburg. Engraving by B. Picart, 1732, after Catherine Sperling., [1733], by Catharina Heckel](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0035409/full/1280,/0/default.jpg)
Catharina Heckel · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark
- Name
- Catharina Sperling-Heckel
- Born
- 10 April 1699
- Birthplace
- Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 28 May 1741
- Known for
- Engraving Miniature painting
- Spouse
- Hieronymus Sperling 1725-
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- engraver · etcher · painter
- Languages
- German
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Catharina Sperling-Heckel (10 April 1699 - 28 May 1741) was a German miniature painter, etcher and engraver.
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Catharina Heckel (1699–1741) was a copper engraver, engraver and etcher, among other activities, of German nationality. The copper engraver was born and died in Augsburg.
Languages used include German. Works are held at Nationalmuseum and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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Key facts
• Name — Catharina Sperling-Heckel • Native Name — Catharina Heckel • Born — 10 April 1699 • Birthplace — Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire • Died — 28 May 1741 • Place of death — Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire • Known for — Engraving Miniature painting • Spouse — Hieronymus Sperling 1725-
Life and work
Life and work
Catharina Heckel was born in April 1699 in Augsburg. Her father was Michael Heckel. He was a goldsmith and taught Heckel how to paint and draw. She was taught engraving by Johann Ulrich Kraus. She married Hieronymus Sperling in 1725. In 1728, she painted a miniature portrait of Charles Edward Stuart. She died from complications from childbirth, within weeks of the birth of her first child, in May 1741.
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted, c. 1735
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Catharina Sperling, Miss Catharina Heckel, Catherin Heckel, Catherin Sperling and Catharina Sperling-Heckel. Her recorded language was German. She was the child of Michael Heckel. She married Hieronymus Sperling.
Identity
Identity
Catharina Heckel is recorded with the occupation copper engraver. Recorded as engraver, etcher and painter.
Life and career
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Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1699
Catharina Heckel was born on 10 April 1699.
1741
Catharina Heckel died on 28 May 1741.
Notable collections
• Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted, c. 1735, Wellcome Collection
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- 1.CERL Thesaurus. CERL.
- 2.A set of four lovely watercolours, each showing a young German lady in a fancy gown. Forum Rare Books.
- 3.Michael Bryan. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. Macmillan. 26. 1904.
- 4.Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted. Etching by C. Sperling-Heckel, c. 1735. Wellcome Collection.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q52154183: Catharina HeckelWikimedia Foundation
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