Later, he visited Paris. In 1803, he and a fellow student, Franz Gareis went from Paris to Rome, via Marseille. Gareis died of typhus not long after they arrived.[1] Rößler remained there until 1807, living in an artists' quarter near the Spanish Steps. During his stay, he painted a portrait of the architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and became acquainted with the sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen.
In 1810, he became a member of the Dresden Academy, for portrait and history painting. In 1815, he was named a Professor there. From that time on, he was largely devoted to his teaching and his family; doing only some occasional painting.
^ abFrance Nerlich, Bénédicte Savoy: Pariser Lehrjahre. Ein Lexikon zur Ausbildung deutscher Maler in der französischen Hauptstadt. Vol.1: 1793–1843. De Gruyter, Berlin, Boston 2013, [1]
Further reading
Georg Kaspar Nagler: Roessler, Johann Carl. In: Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. Vol.13: Renghiero – Rubens. E. A. Fleischmann, Munich 1843, Online