Augustin Heckel

Augustin Heckel
Born1690
Augsburg, Germany
Died1770
Richmond, Surrey, England
Known forPainting, engraving, draughtsmanship

Augustin Heckel (1690–1770)[1] was a painter, watch case engraver and draughtsman. He painted flowers in watercolours and gouache. Heckel was born to a family of goldsmiths in Augsburg, Germany. His career was in England, where he came as a young man. He died on 20 August 1770 in Richmond, Surrey[2] (now in London), where he had retired in 1746.[3]

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