Conrad Meyer (painter)

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Conrad Meyer (1618–1689) was a painter and engraver of Zürich. He was a student of Matthäus Merian. He was successful as a painter of portrait and landscapes, but later specialized on copper engraving, producing more than a thousand works. He also produced the map of Switzerland by Conrad Gyger (1657) and a Planisphaerium Coeleste (1681).

His son Johannes Meyer (1655–1712) was also a painter and engraver.

Landscapes
Löntschtal (Canton of Glarus), 1655
Zurich in summer, ca. 1661
Zurich in winter, ca. 1661

Portraits
Johann Heinrich Waser, Mayor of Zurich 1652-69, 1654
A boy's portrait, Joseph von Orelli, 1657
Théodore de Bèze, 1676
Double portrait of the executioner Volmar and his wife, 1677

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zürich.

Conrad Meyer: Planisphaerium Coeleste. Zürich 1681.
Paintings by Conrad Meyer (painter) at the BBC Your Paintings site
worldcat.org

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Name	Conrad Meyer
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Short description	Swiss artist
Date of birth	1618
Place of birth
Date of death	1689
Place of death

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