Johann Friedrich Müller

Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Müller (11 December 1782, Stuttgart - 3 May 1816, Pirna) was a German copperplate engraver.

He was the eldest son of the copperplate engraver, Johann Gotthard von Müller, and his second wife Rosine née Schott.

[1] He also received professional advice from family friends; notably Johann Heinrich von Dannecker His final studies in Paris were interrupted by another period of illness.

Shortly after, he received a commission from an art dealer in Dresden to create an engraving of the Sistine Madonna, by Raphael.

Apparently, he was not fully satisfied with her rendition of the work, and travelled to Italy to study Raphael's paintings in person.