Georg Haupt | |
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 Porträtt av Georg Haupt sittande vid ett skrivbord. Målning från omkring 1775 av Elias Martin. | |
| Born | 10 August 1741  |
| Died | 18 September 1784 (aged 43) |
| Occupation | Joiner, Ébéniste, artist |
Georg Haupt (10 August 1741, in Stockholm – 18 September 1784, in Stockholm) was a Swedish cabinet maker. Haupt was the son of a Nuremberg carpenter[1] and learnt his trade as an apprentice of Johan Conrad Eckstein in Stockholm, after which he travelled as a journeyman to Amsterdam, Paris and London. He became cabinetmaker to King Adolphus Frederick in 1769 and a master carpenter and burgess in Stockholm in 1770 and 1771, respectively.
- ^ Fleming, John & Hugh Honour. (1977) The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts. London: Allen Lane, p. 369. ISBN 0713909412