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Jun 27, 1717 Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern, Switzerland Died on 11 Dec 1797 (aged 80)
Swiss sculptor
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About Emanuel Witz
- Emanuel Witz (27 June 1717 – 11 December 1797) was a Swiss painter, born in Biel. Witz was inspired by his brother (a sculptor) to apply himself to drawing.
- He subsequently received drawing lessons from Robert Huber in Bern.
- In 1738 he moved to Paris where he continued his education under instructions of the painter Louis Galloche.
- He made friends with Edmé Bouchardon, François Boucher, Pierre-Jacques Cazes, Charles Joseph Natoire and Charles André van Loo.
- Afterwards he worked in Spain and Portugal as a portrait painter, historical painter and genre painter.
- Soon after his arrival he got into difficulties and returned to Biel in the 1760s.
