Franz Bauer
Visual Artist
1758 – 1840
Who was Franz Bauer?
Franz Andreas Bauer was an Austrian microscopist and botanical artist.
Born in Feldsberg, Moravia, he was the son of Lucas Bauer, court painter to the Prince of Liechtenstein, and brother of the painters Josef Anton and Ferdinand Bauer. After Lucas Bauer's death, his wife, Therese continued to give her three sons lessons in art and illustration. Josef succeeded his father as court painter and eventually became keeper of the gallery in Vienna.
Francis and Ferdinand acquired their first experience of botanical illustration with the arrival of Father Norbert Boccius, Abbot of Feldsberg, in 1763, and produced over 2000 watercolour drawings of plant specimens under his guidance. They were then employed by Count Dietrichstein as flower painters in Vienna - Franz illustrated works by the Baron Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin and his son Baron Joseph Franz von Jacquin at the Schönbrunn Imperial Gardens; Franz then accompanied the latter to London. There Jacquin the younger introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks, who, recognizing his extraordinary talent, secured him a position as first botanical illustrator at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Museum, at an annual salary of £300.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1758
Valtice - Siblings
- Nationality
- Austria
- Lived in
- Valtice
- Died
- Dec 11, 1840
Kew
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on July 23, 2013
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