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See also:SAMUEL See also:AMSLER (1791–1849)
, Swiss engraver, was See also:born at Schinznach, in the See also:canton of See also:Aargau
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He studied his See also:art under Johan Heinrich Lips (1758–1817) and Karl See also:Ernst See also:Hess, at See also:Munich, and from 1816 pursued it in See also:Italy, and chiefly at See also:Rome, till in 1829 he succeeded his former See also:master Hess as See also:professor of See also:copper See also:engraving in the Munich See also:academy
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The See also:works he designed and engraved are remarkable for the See also:grace of the figures, and for the wonderful skill with which he retains and expresses the characteristics of the See also:original paintings and statues
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He was a passionate admirer of See also:Raphael, and had See also:great success in reproducing his works
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See also:Amsler's See also:principal engravings are: " The Triumphal See also: |
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