Caspar Lehmann

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Glass made by Caspar Lehmann
Documented glass in V&A museum

"Early in the 17th century, Caspar Lehmann, gem cutter to Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, adapted to glass the technique of gem engraving with copper and bronze wheels. Although intaglio (Tiefschnitt, “deep cut”) and high relief (Hochschnitt, “high cut”) engraving on glass were known to the ancients, Lehmann was the first modern glass engraver to perfect the technique and develop a personal style."[1] "The leader and founder of the Nürnberg school of engravers was Georg Schwanhardt, a pupil of Caspar Lehmann. Lehmann had been gem cutter to the emperor Rudolf II in Prague and there had taken the decisive step of transferring the art of engraving from precious stones to glass. His first dated work is a beaker of 1605; in 1609 he obtained an exclusive privilege for engraving glass."[2]

References

  1. ↑ Bohemian glass on Britannica
  2. ↑ Caspar-Lehmann on Britannica
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