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Augustin Heckel (1690–1770) was a painter, watch case engraver and draughtsman and also a flower painter in watercolours and gouache. Heckel was born to a family of goldsmiths in Augsburg, Germany. His career was in England, where he came as a young man. He died on 20 August 1770 in Richmond, Surrey〔 (now in London), where he had retired in 1746. ==Works== Heckel's ''A West View of Richmond etc. in Surrey from the Star and Garter on the Hill'', published in 1752 and now in the Government Art Collection, was engraved by Charles Grignion the Elder.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Government Art Collection )〕 He published two books of flower etchings of his own designs, ''The Lady's drawing book'' in 1755, and ''The Florist'' in 1759. Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum has an album of his drawings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biographical details: Augustin Heckel )〕 The British Museum holds two prints by John June after Augustine Heckel: ''Harrowing the Ground'' and ''Laying the Ground smooth & even for the Rice, by a second Harrowing'', dating from about 1775.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Harrowing the Ground )〕 The Victoria and Albert Museum holds: Heckel's ''A New Book of Sheilds () usefull for all sorts of Artificers'', an etching on paper dating from 1752;〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A New Book of Sheilds (sic) usefull for all sorts of Artificers )〕 a gold box engraved by Heckel;〔 a drawing of a design, dating from about 1740, described as being "for a cartouche with an acanthus leaf architechtonic frame surmounted by vases and supported by a caryatid in the form of a winged putto";〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Drawing )〕 and a print from 1750–70, ''A Select Collection of the most beautiful Flowers, Drawn after Nature by A. Heckell; disposed in their proper Order in Baskets: Intended either for Ornament or the Improvement of Ladies in Drawing and Needlework''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=A Select Collection of the most beautiful Flowers, Drawn after Nature by A. Heckell; disposed in their proper Order in Baskets: Intended either for Ornament or the Improvement of Ladies in Drawing and Needlework )〕 Heckel's ''The Battle of Culloden'' (1746; reprinted 1797) is held by the National Galleries of Scotland.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Augustin Heckel: The Battle of Culloden )〕 His colour engraving of ''The Countess of Suffolk's House'' (1749) is held at Marble Hill House, Twickenham, London.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Countess of Suffolk's House, 1749 (colour engraving) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Augustin Heckel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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