Johann Elias Haid

The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Augsburg, Venice and Düsseldorf. Work by Johann Elias Haid is recorded in the collections of Finnish National Gallery, Yale Center for British Art and Print Collection.

His father was the engraver Johann Jacob Haid, who was also his first teacher and collaborator. Upon his father's death. he took over managing the family's publishing business: "Johann Jakob Haid & Sohn" In 1768, he was awarded first prize in a competition held by the Fakultät für Gestaltung der Hochschule Augsburg. From 1786 to 1808, he served as their Protestant Director. Offices there were all divided by religion and the Catholic Director at that time was Johann Joseph Anton Huber. In 1774, he began a series of portrait engravings devoted to famous scholars. This project occupied him until 1790, and eventually included 57 portraits. From 1778, he worked on engraving 132 designs by Johann Caspar Füssli, for the book Des Ritters Johann Carl Hedlinger's Medaillen-Werk, which was published in 1781. This was considered to be a patriotic act, and aroused much interest in southern Germany. Among his numerous illustrations for scientific books are those for British Zoology by Thomas Pennant and the plates for several works by the botanist, Georg Dionysius Ehret. Some of these have been attributed to his father. Although specializing in portraits, he also created engravings of works by noted 16th and 17th century artists such as Frans van Mieris, Bernardo Strozzi and Lucas Cranach, as well as a few by Rembrandt.

• Illustration — Johann August Eberhard • Illustration — Ellisia nyctelea • Illustration — Johann Caspar Füssli • Illustration — The Halt and the Blind Being Invited to the Great Banquet • Illustration — Portrait of his father • Illustration — Marie Antoinette • Illustration — Benjamin Franklin