Johann Carl Rößler

Johann Carl Rößler (18 May 1775, Görlitz - 20 February 1845, Dresden) was a German portrait painter.

Originally trained as a nail-maker, he began attending the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts in 1794.

[1] Rößler remained there until 1807, living in an artists' quarter near the Spanish Steps.

During his stay, he painted a portrait of the architect, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, and became acquainted with the sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsen.

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