Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann
Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann or Brinkman (1709 – 21 December 1760) was a German painter and engraver
Life
Brinckmann was born at Spires in 1709. He was a pupil of J. G. Dathan. His favourite subjects were landscapes, but he also painted historical subjects and portraits; in some of the latter he imitated the force and colouring of Rembrandt. He was painter to the Court, and keeper of the Gallery at Mannheim, where he died. In the Städel at Frankfort is a 'Swiss Landscape' signed P. H. Brinckmann fecit, 1745.[1]
Etchings
He etched some plates in a picturesque and spirited style. The following are his principal prints:[1]
- Philipp Hieronymus Brinkman; se ipse fec.
- David with the Head of Goliath. 1741.
- The Death of Pyramus.
- The Repose in Egypt; Rembrandt inv.; Brinkman fec.
- The Resurrection of Lazarus; Brinkman fec.
- Mary Magdalene at the Feet of our Saviour.
- Christ and the Samaritan Woman.
- The Presentation in the Temple; P. J. Brinkman inv. et fec.
- Six pleasing Landscapes; Ph. Brink. del. et fec.
References
Sources
This article incorporates text from the article "BRINCKMANN, Philipp Hieronymus" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.
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