Václav Bernard Ambrosi

Who was Václav Bernard Ambrosi?

Wenzel Bernhard Ambrozy, who was born at Kuttenberg, in Bohemia, in 1723, received instruction in art at Prague from his brother Joseph, who was a miniature painter. He was courtpainter to Maria Theresa, and the last president of the Painters' Guild at Prague. He painted portraits and altar-pieces in oil ; but was also famous for his frescoes, which adorn many of the churches and castles of Prague, and other places in Bohemia. He died in 1806.