Jonas Haas

After spending several years working in Hamburg, he moved to Copenhagen with several other of his fellow artists.

Some of these included: Johan Martin Preisler and Carl Marcus Tuscher.

In 1755, Haas was appointed official engraver for the University of Copenhagen.

In addition to a large amount of small portraits of contemporary and deceased people (including 15 Zealand bishops), he produced works for The Danish Atlas and vignettes of Frederic Louis Norden's travels.

In Hamburg, he had married Anna Rosine Fritsch, the daughter of an acquaintance engraver.

Temple of honor erected by the Copenhagen Magistrate in Gammeltorv square, to celebrate the 300 years jubilee of the ruling Oldenburg royal dynasty . Copperplate engraving by Jonas Haas, 1749