Georg Friedrich Schmidt

An engraving of Crown Prince Frederick got Georg Friedrich Schmidt released from his military service so he could start his own business. He trained at the Prussian Academy of Arts and left Berlin for Paris in 1736. There he worked in the workshop of Nicolas IV de Larmessin and shared a room with the engraver Johann Georg Wille. Back in Berlin as court engraver, he illustrated King Frederick's writings and made copies of works by Rembrandt. He also spent five years in St. Petersburg, where he ran an engraving school from 1758. Browse 147 works by Georg Friedrich Schmidt from 8 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia