Hans Qvist
Hans Qvist (c. 1735 – 12 February 1810) was a Danish engraver.
Also recorded as Hans Quist
Hans Qvist
Quist, Hans (en 1735 - Copenhague, en 1810), graveur · CC0
- Died
- 1810
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- engraver · scientific illustrator
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Qvist was probably born in Copenhagen. He apprenticed as an engraver under Jonas Haas and Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode. Haas sued him for having left his workshop to set up his own without the Royal Art Academy's approval but the dispute seems ultimately to have been settled outside the courtroom.
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Hans Qvist (1733 – 1810) is described as a copperplate engraver in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Hans Qvist was born in 1733 and died in 1810.
Career
Career
Qvist completed a substantial number of prospects for Johan Jacob Bruun's Novus Atlas Daniæ in 1761. These are believed to be his first independent works. He worked for the Royal Bank in around 1765–85. He created most of the engravings for Bruuns work as well as some of the leads for Danske Atlas. He created four of the prints for Erik Pontoppidan the Younger in 1764. He made a map of Copenhagen County for the Royal Academy of Science in 1766–69. He also created a few book illustrations, for instance in 1761 and 1771.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Copenhagen.
Personal life
Personal life
Qvist married Cathrine Elisabeth Liebenberg (1746 – 1828), in January 1765. He purchased the property at Ny Vestergade 9 in 1772 and sold it to royal gunsmith Christian Kyhl in 1797.
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