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Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (January 18, 1733 – April 14, 1794)〔''The Gentleman's Magazine, 1794, p399〕 was an 18th-century Swiss landscape artist who worked in oils (until 1764), watercolours, and pen and ink media. Grimm specialised in documenting historical scenes and events; he also illustrated books such as Gilbert White's ''The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne''. ==Life and work== Grimm was born in Burgdorf, in Switzerland, and studied under Johann Ludwig Aberli〔(Samuel Grimm at Answers.com ) accessed 21 September 2007〕 in Bern. He then travelled in France until 1768 before moving to England. There he produced etchings, pen and ink drawings, and watercolours, but before his arrival he had already supplied the illustrations for Friedrich von Hagedorn's "Poetische Werke" which was published between 1769 and 1772.〔 Critics of his time remarked that Grimm was a "man of genius".〔Henry Watson Kent. ''(Bibliographical Notes on One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature )'' (New York, The Grolier Club, 1903).〕 He was adopted as a travelling companion of the Rev. Sir Richard Kaye who became Rector of Kirkby in Ashfield in 1765 - his role was to record "anything curious".〔(Topographical drawings ) (British Library).〕 In 1775 Grimm was known to be in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, and by 1778 was working in London.〔 Grimm died in Tavistock Street in London on 14 April 1794, and left his money to a niece in Switzerland. He was buried at St Paul's church in Covent Garden in a service taken by Kaye, who had become the Dean of Lincoln.〔 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「Samuel Hieronymus Grimm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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