Georg Schwanhardt

File:Goblet by Georg Schwanhardt the elder, Nuremberg, 1651 with later additions, rock crystal, gold, enamel - Waddesdon Manor - Buckinghamshire, England - DSC07727.jpg

Georg Schwanhardt the Elder (1601-1667) was a German glass-engraver and rock crystal engraver, and the founder of the Nuremberg school of engravers.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Glassware - Mid-15th to mid-19th century |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/glassware/Mid-15th-to-mid-19th-century#ref601303 |access-date=28 February 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Schwanhardt, Georg |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100447267 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}{{Cite web |last=Biographie |first=Deutsche |title=Schwanhardt, Georg - Deutsche Biographie |url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/sfz79610.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.deutsche-biographie.de |language=de}} He was a student of Caspar Lehmann and upon Lehmann's death inherited his exclusive patent for engraving glass. His engravings often portray miniature landscapes adorned with formal scrollwork.