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(1) Melchior Küsel I
(b Augsburg, 17 Aug 1626; d Augsburg, c. 1683). He studied in Frankfurt am Main with Matthäus Merian (i) but returned to Augsburg after Merian’s death in 1650. He later also worked in Vienna and Munich. In Augsburg he had his own publishing house and became known through his 146 etchings after originals by Johann Wilhelm Baur, a collection entitled Iconographia (1670; Hollstein, nos 301–446), combining illustrations of the Life of Christ with allegories, Italian landscapes and views of castles and harbours. In 1657, with his brother (2) Matthäus Küsel, he published the memorial book Cenotaphium piis manibus Ferdinandi III (Hollstein, nos 97–145) and in 1679 an illustrated Bible (Hollstein, nos 1036–286). As well as being a prolific engraver (Hollstein mentions 1634 engravings), he executed such drawings as Peasants in a Tavern (1653; Augsburg, Schaezlerpal.) in black ink with grey wash, and Providentia (Stuttgart, Staatsgal.) in red pencil.
Part of the Küsel family
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