Franz Xaver Stöber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz Xaver Stöber

Austrian etcher

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1795

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 11-Apr-1858

Profession: painter, etcher, copperplate engraver

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Franz Xaver Stöber (20 February 1795, Vienna - 11 April 1858, Vienna) was an Austrian engraver and etcher. He began his studies with his father, who was also an engraver, and continued at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.
In 1815, he first attracted attention with his engravings of mythological scenes.
He later turned to experimenting with new techniques and became the first steel engraver in Austria.
In 1829, he was awarded a patent for a method of printing in color on steel or copper plates.
In 1835, he became a member of the Academy and, beginning in 1844, taught engraving there.
He was also a Commander of the Vienna Academic Corps and Director of the Vienna Artists' Pensions Institute. His total output came to approximately 2,500 engravings, which include everything from full-sized portraits to book-sized vignettes.
He was also an avid collector of early tin cans (which were luxury items, etched with portraits as gifts or awards) and possessed over 500 rare examples. In 1877, a street in Margareten was named the Stöbergasse in his honor.



Description	Austrian painter
Date of birth/death	14 April 1803	14 January 1887 / 15 January 1887
Location of birth/death	Vienna	Vienna
Work location	Vienna, Rome, Paris
Authority control	: Q452397 VIAF: 59357071 ISNI: 0000 0000 8138 857X ULAN: 500030473 LCCN: nr90000142 WGA: AMERLING, Friedrich von WorldCat