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| Johann Jakob Thourneysen (I) (1636–1711) | ||||||||||
| A Swiss copper engraver born in Basle, Thourneysen began his engraving training in Strasburg under Pieter Aubry, where he studied for four years. He then travelled to France, where he produced several engravings in a style similar to that of François de Poilly. Some of his works, executed with a single line in the unique technique of Claude Mellan, were highly regarded. He worked in Lyons in 1662 and later in Bourg-en-Bresse before moving to the court of Turin. Thourneysen was also active in Vienna in 1695, then in Prague, Nuremberg, and Augsburg, but in 1699, he returned to Basle for good. His body of work includes portraits, historical scenes, allegories, and numerous frontispieces and plates for books. He also contributed to a set of prints published by Catherine Patin in 1691. Thourneysen’s work marks an early instance of French-style engraving dominating in Germany. He died in Basle. | ||||||||||
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