Retzsch, Moritz (M)

Surname: Retzsch
Forename(s): Friedrich August Moritz
b. 9 December 1779. d. 11 June 1857. Nationality: German. VIAF.
Painter, draughtsman, and engraver. Specialized in genre scenes. Born in Dresden. Studied at the Kunstakademie and became a teacher there in 1824. Known for illustrating poems and play by German Romantics. Author of Retsch’s Outlines to Shakespeare (1828-1846). Biographical information: Benezit, Oxford Reference. (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 2
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Undine. Versification of Part of de la Motte Fouqué’s Romance, in Illustration of a Painting by M. Retzsch, in the Collection of His Serene Highness Prince Esterhazy 1830 Forget-Me-Not Illustrator 14478
The German Lovers 1835 The Keepsake Illustrator 3881