Gottlieb Bodmer
Born in 1804.
Died in 1837.
Gottlieb Bodmer is recognised as a portraitist. His oeuvre includes lithographs inspired by masters such as Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Horace Vernet. In addition, he was the founder of the Munich Lithographic Institute, an institution that contributed to the dissemination of lithographic art in the nineteenth century.
Details concerning his artistic career and influences remain partly obscure, leaving a degree of uncertainty regarding his impact and recognition within the artistic milieu of his time.