Sigmund Freudenberger
Sigmund Freudenberger was a Swiss painter, printmaker and draftsperson (1745–1801). He was born at Bern.
Also recorded as Freudenberger; S. Freudenberg; Siegmund Freudenberger.
Sigmund Freudenberger in brief
- Born
- 1745
- Died
- 1801
- Known for
- painter, printmaker and draftsperson
- Place of birth
- Bern
Contents
Formation and teaching
He trained under Jakob Emanuel Handmann.
As a teacher, Sigmund Freudenberger is recorded in connection with Gottfried Mind and Franz Niklaus König. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
Recognition and collections
Work by Sigmund Freudenberger is held by Städel Museum, Musée Cognacq-Jay, Print Collection and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Catalogued works
10 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1700 to 1860.
Suite d'estampes pour servir a l'histoire des moeurs et du costume des François dans le dix-huitiéme siecle. Seconde suite d'estampes. Baron Albrecht von Haller. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after S. Freudenberger., held by Wellcome Collection. Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by J. F. Bause, 1773, after S. Freudenberger, 1773., dated 1773, held by Wellcome Collection. An old fortune-teller is visiting a couple and their newborn baby, whose birth she had predicted. Etching by F.A. Milius after S. Freudenberger, 1860/1890., dated [1860/1890], held by Wellcome Collection. The prior of the Abbaye Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, aided by a young monk, attempts to persuade Sister Marie Héroët give him sexual gratification at the convent of Gif. Etching by L. Halbou after S. Freudenberg., dated 1780, held by Wellcome Collection. Men drinking and smoking outside a house: drunken men seize women.. Engraving after S. Freudeberg., dated [1780?], held by Wellcome Collection. Lison sleeping in a cottage yard is discovered by her lover Colin. Etching by P.H. Triere after S. Freudenberg., dated [between 1700 and 1799?], held by Wellcome Collection. The inevitable consequences of over-indulgence: two drunk men seize a young woman. Engraving after S. Freudeberg., dated [1780?], held by Wellcome Collection. A woman waking up in her bed being attended to by two maidservants. Process print after A.L. Romanet, 1776, after S. Freudeberg after J.H. Eberts., held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Freudenberger, Sigmund, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Freudenberger, Sigmund, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Freudenberger (Freudeberg), Sigmund, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online. Freudenberger, Franz Friedrich, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Digitised editions and texts
4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Le coucher — Internet Archive. La soiree d'hyver (1774) — Internet Archive. La promenade du matin (1774) — Internet Archive. La visite inattendue (1774) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
training under Jakob Emanuel Handmann is recorded. Gottfried Mind and Franz Niklaus König are recorded as having studied under Sigmund Freudenberger.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait and erotic.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Bern.
Work by Sigmund Freudenberger is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Musée Cognacq-Jay, Print Collection and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Chronology
- 1745Sigmund Freudenberger born at Bern.
- 1773Baron Albrecht von Haller. Line engraving by J. F. Bause, 1773, after S. Freudenberger, 1773. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1774La soiree d'hyver digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1774La promenade du matin digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1774La visite inattendue digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1780The prior of the Abbaye Saint-Martin-des-Champs in Paris, aided by a young monk, attempts to persuade Sister Marie Héroët give him sexual gratification at the convent of Gif. Etching by L. Halbou after S. Freudenberg. (Wellcome Collection).
- 1801Sigmund Freudenberger died at Bern.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Freudenberger (Freudeberg), Sigmund, Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Freudenberger, Sigmund, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
- 4.
Open Library author record for Sigmund Freudenberger (Internet Archive), 0 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under Sigmund Freudenberger as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 6.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 8 works naming Sigmund Freudenberger.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 7.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q2284963: Sigmund Freudenberger
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Consult the source - 8.
“Sigmund Freudenberger”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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