Christian Friedrich Boetius

Christian Friedrich Boetius (or Boece; 1 April 1706 – 13 December 1782) was a German engraver.

Born at Leipzig, he was a pupil of Paul Christian Zink and C. A. Wartmann, and resided chiefly at Dresden, where he was made professor of the Electoral Academy in 1764. He engraved several of the plates for the Dresden Gallery, some portraits, and various other subjects. He died at Dresden in 1782. The following are among his best prints:

References

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Boetius, Christian Friedrich". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.


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