Johann Caspar Bosshardt

Johann Caspar Bosshardt, or Kaspar Boßhardt (1 April 1823, Pfäffikon - 10 February 1887, Munich) was a Swiss history painter who spent most of his life in Germany.

Despite objections from his parents, he was finally allowed, at the age of fifteen, to go to Zürich, where he was apprenticed to the engraver, Georg Christoph Friedrich Oberkogler (1774–1855).

[1] He then obtained the sponsorship of Ludwig Vogel who, in 1841, recommended him to Theodor Hildebrandt for his classes at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

[1] The painting was purchased by the Cantonal government of Zürich and was displayed at a major exhibition of the Schweizerischer Kunstverein [de] (Artists' Association).

He continued to create large historical scenes, primarily from the 16th century, but most of his income was derived from portraits.