Jakob Clausner
Born in 1744.
Died in 1797.
Jakob Clausner was a Swiss artist active as an engraver and surveyor. He undertook studies in Paris in 1770, before settling in Lucerne around 1792. His oeuvre comprises geographical maps, plans, landscape views and images of saints, testifying to the diversity of his artistic production.
Clausner originated from Zug and practised his profession in a context in which cartography and engraving were undergoing significant expansion.