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Apr 04, 1737 Basel, Basel Stadt, Switzerland Died on 11 Apr 1817 (aged 80)
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About Christian Von Mechel
- Christian von Mechel (4 April 1737 in Basel; † 11 April 1817 in Berlin) was a Swiss engraver, publisher and art dealer.
- He developed a broad trade in art, through business connections throughout northern and central Europe; although the French Revolutionary Wars ruined him financially, he started over in 1805 in Berlin. Although trained in art and copper etching, he found his niche as a purveyor of art.
- Joseph II employed him to convert the private Habsburg collection to one available for public display.
- He was one of the first curators to employ schools of art as a mnenomic system of organization.
