Franz Burchard Dörbeck
Illustration — F.B. Dörbeck's caricature from 1830 Franz Burchard Dörbeck (21 February 1799 in Fellin 2 October 1835 in Fellin) was a Baltic German graphic artist and caricaturist born in Fellin (now Viljandi, Viljandi County, Estonia) in what was then the Governorate of Livonia From 1814 to 1816 Dörbeck studied engraving with Fritz Neyer in Saint Petersburg. In 1823 Dörbeck moved to Berlin, Kingd I m of Prussia where he continued as a graphic artist and book illustrator. He gained fame with his caricatures published in newspapers.
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Franz Burchard Dörbeck
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- Born
- Franz Burchard Dörbeck was born on 21 February 1799. · Viljandi.
- Died
- Franz Burchard Dörbeck died on 2 October 1835. · Viljandi.
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- Russian Empire.
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- Franz Burchard Dörbeck is recorded with the occupation caricaturist.
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- portrait.
- Languages
- German.
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Illustration — F.B. Dörbeck's caricature from 1830 Franz Burchard Dörbeck (21 February 1799 in Fellin 2 October 1835 in Fellin) was a Baltic German graphic artist and caricaturist born in Fellin (now Viljandi, Viljandi County, Estonia) in what was then the Governorate of Livonia From 1814 to 1816 Dörbeck studied engraving with Fritz Neyer in Saint Petersburg. In 1823 Dörbeck moved to Berlin, Kingd I m of Prussia where he continued as a graphic artist and book illustrator. He gained fame with his caricatures published in newspapers.
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Dörbeck died in 1835 in Viljandi. In the 1960s one of the streets in Berlin's Spandau district was named after him: Dörbeckweg. In Estonian cultural history Dörbeck is known as the author of the only surviving portrait of Kristjan Jaak Peterson, the founder of modern Estonian poetry.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is visual arts and caricature. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Franz Burchard Dörbeck is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation printmaker. The record continues: franz Burchard Dörbeck is recorded with the occupation graphic artist. It is also recorded that franz Burchard Dörbeck is recorded with the occupation lithographer. Recorded with the occupation draftsperson. Recorded as a citizen of Russian Empire. It is also recorded that franz Burchard Dörbeck is recorded with the gender male. Born on 21 February 1799. Institutional cataloguing adds that franz Burchard Dörbeck died on 2 October 1835. It is also recorded that franz Burchard Dörbeck is classed in the genre portrait.
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Franz Burchard Dörbeck was born at Viljandi.
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Franz Burchard Dörbeck died at Viljandi.
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- 1.Maurice Horn, The World Encyclopedia of Cartoons by Richard E Marschall, page 147 (lire en ligne).
- 2.: Ursula E. Koch, « Satire et pouvoir à Berlin : des passions de 1848 à l’ordre bismarckien », in Matériaux pour l’histoire de notre temps, vol 28, 1992, : http://www.caricaturesetcaricature.com/article-13429126.html
- 3.Geschichte von Dörbeckweg, Kauperts, guide des rues de Berlin.
- 4.Légende :
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- Hans Ludwig, Altberliner Typen von Dörbeck, Berlin, Staneck Verlag, 1966.
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