Johann Peter Pichler
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{{Infobox person
| name = Johann Peter Pichler
| birth_date = May 13, 1765
| birth_place = Bozen (Bolzano)
| death_date = March 18, 1807 (aged 41)
| death_place = Vienna
| nationality = Austrian
}}
Johann Peter Pichler (May 13, 1765 – March 18, 1807) was an Austrian engraver known for his mezzotints after old masters.
Pichler was born in Bozen (Bolzano) and was a pupil of Jacob Matthias Schmutzer (1733–1811) and Johann Jacobé (1733–1797), whose daughter he married.[https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/BLK%C3%96:Pichler,_Johann_Peter Biography] in German Wikisource He is known for works after paintings for the noble courts of Vienna and Dresden. He is sometimes mentioned as a relative of Anton Pichler, who was also born near Bozen, but no known relationship has been established.
Gallery
File:Johann Peter Pichler - Mezzotint nach Rembrandt 1791.jpg|Mezzotint after Rembrandt, 1791
File:Johann Peter Pichler Stanisław August Poniatowski.jpg|Stanisław August Poniatowski
File:Pichler - Die Söhne des Peter Paul Rubens 1802.jpg|Mezzotint of Albert and Nicolaas Rubens after Rubens
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External links
- [https://rkd.nl/explore/artists/63299 Johann Peter Pichler] in RKDartists
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Category:18th-century engravers from the Holy Roman Empire
Category:Artists from the Austrian Empire
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