Carl Traugott Riedel

Carl Traugott Riedel
Born
Carl Traugott Riedel

1769
Lubań, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died1832 (1833) (aged 63)
Nationality Germany
Other namesC.T. Riedel
OccupationEngraver
Known for

Carl Traugott Riedel (1769 – 1832) was a German engraver and printmaker.[1]

Early life

Carl (or Karl) Traugott Riedel was born in Lubań (then part of the Electorate of Saxony, now in Poland) in 1769.[2]

Career

He worked primarily as an engraver in his hometown of Lubań and in Leipzig. During the 1800s, he engraved title vignettes for several editions published by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig.[3]

Many engraved portraits by Riedel are preserved, featuring musical personalities such as Antonio Salieri, Peter Hänsel, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Luigi Cherubini, Pierre Rode, Beethoven, Rodolphe Kreutzer, and Joseph Gelinek.[2]

In 1801, Riedel was commissioned by Hoffmeister & Kühnel's Bureau de Musique (now Edition Peters) to paint Beethoven's portrait after the Vienna showing of Johann Joseph Neidl's work.[4] Riedel's engraving of Italian composer Antonio Salieri was completed in 1802. In 1804, he made another stipple engraving for Hoffmeister & Kühnel of Czech composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. The sheet is preserved in both the Leipzig University Library and the British Museum of London.[5]

Riedel completed a portrait engraving of German pianist Daniel Steibelt around 1809.[6] In 1810, he was commissioned by Breitkopf & Härtel to engrave a portrait of Austrian composer Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.[7]

Death

Carl Traugott Riedel died in 1832.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Collections Online | British Museum. (2024). Britishmuseum.org; British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG242091
  2. ^ a b Saglietti, B. (2010). Beethoven, ritratti e immagini: uno studio sull'iconografia. Italy: EDT.
  3. ^ Haberkamp, G. (1986). Die Erstdrucke der Werke von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Textband. Germany: H. Schneider.
  4. ^ Petzoldt, R. (1982). Ludwig van Beethoven. Germany: Bibliographisches Institut.
  5. ^ Porträt Johann Ladislaus Dussek (1760-1812) :: Stiftung Händel-Haus Halle :: museum-digital. (2023, October 6). Retrieved from https://global.museum-digital.org/object/1486615
  6. ^ D. Steibelt | SJSU Digital Collections. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.sjsu.edu/islandora/object/islandora%3A72_79?solr_nav%5Bid%5D=cea0eaa74f904942f3ab&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=2&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=31
  7. ^ Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf / Karl Traugott Riedel. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84172325

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