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Andreas Eigner
1801-08-05 – 1870-01-01
Life & Legacy
Andreas Eigner (1801–1870), who was born at Diedldorf, Upper Palatinate, distinguished himself as a painter and a restorer of old pictures. He successfully employed alcoholic vapours, and a varnish of his own invention, to protect paintings against the destructive influence of the atmosphere. He was chiefly employed in the galleries of Munich, Augsburg, Stuttgart, Carlsruhe, Basle, and Solothurn. He died at Augsburg in 1870.
Occupation & Career
painter, restorer, teacher
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q105916 — wikidata View source
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