Catharina Sperling-Heckel

Catharina Sperling-Heckel
Catharina Heckel
Born(1699-04-10)April 10, 1699
Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire[1]
DiedMay 28, 1741(1741-05-28) (aged 42)
Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire[1]
NationalityGerman
Known forEngraving
Miniature painting
SpouseHieronymus Sperling 1725-[1]

Catharina Sperling-Heckel (10 April 1699 - 28 May 1741) was a German miniature painter, etcher and engraver.

Life and work

Catharina Heckel was born in April 1699 in Augsburg.[1] Her father was Michael Heckel. He was a goldsmith and taught Heckel how to paint and draw. She was taught engraving by Johann Ulrich Kraus.[2] She married Hieronymus Sperling in 1725.[1][2][3] In 1728, she painted a miniature portrait of Charles Edward Stuart. She died from complications from childbirth, within weeks of the birth of her first child, in May 1741.[2]

Notable collections

  • Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted, c. 1735, Wellcome Collection[4]
  • Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted, c. 1735
    Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted, c. 1735

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "CERL Thesaurus". CERL. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "A set of four lovely watercolours, each showing a young German lady in a fancy gown". Forum Rare Books. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  3. ^ Michael Bryan (1904). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. Macmillan. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Moses' arms grow heavy as he prays for the victory of the Israelites over the Amalecites; an outstretched arm is anatomically depicted. Etching by C. Sperling-Heckel, c. 1735". Wellcome Collection. Retrieved 9 December 2018.