Johann Christian Kammsetzer
Johann Christian Kammsetzer or Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer (Dresden, 1753 – 25 November 1795, Warsaw) was a Dresden-born architect who was active primarily in Poland.
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Johann Christian Kammsetzer
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- Name
- Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer
- Born
- 1753
- Birthplace
- Dresden
- Died
- 1795
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Occupation
- architect
- Nationality
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- Fields
- architecture · Classicism
- Education
- Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages
- German
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Johann Christian Kammsetzer or Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer (Dresden, 1753 – 25 November 1795, Warsaw) was a Dresden-born architect who was active primarily in Poland.
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Biography
Biography
Johann Christian Kammsetzer studied at Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is architecture and Classicism. Work by Johann Christian Kammsetzer is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer • Born — 1753 • Birthplace — Dresden • Died — 1795 • Place of death — Warsaw • Occupation — architect • Burial Place — Evangelical Augsburg Cemetery, Warsaw
Life
Life
• Illustration — Tyszkiewicz Palace, Warsaw, completed 1792 to Kammsetzer's design There is a record of Kammsetzer having attended the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 1771. From 1773 he worked for Poland's King Stanisław August Poniatowski. Together with Johann Christian Schuch and Domenico Merlini, he redesigned the King's Łazienki Park in Warsaw. He also worked for other Polish nobility, e.g., for the Raczyńskis on their Rogalin Palace, and for Ludwik Tyszkiewicz on his palace in Warsaw. Kammsetzer died, destitute, in Warsaw. On his deathbed he married his partner of many years, Marianna Manzet (also spelled Manget and Manchette), with whom he had a son.
Identity
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Johann Christian Kammsetzer is recorded with the occupation architect. Recorded as architect, draftsperson, graphic artist and interior designer.
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1753
Johann Christian Kammsetzer was born on 1 January 1753.
1795
Johann Christian Kammsetzer died on 25 November 1795.
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Identity and origins. The authorities additionally record the headings Jan Baptist Kamsetzer, Baptist Kamsetzer, Jan Chrystian Kamsetzer, Jan Christian Kamsetzer and Johann Christian Kamsetzer. His recorded language was German.
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