Friedrich Eduard Eichens (27 May 1804, Berlin - 5 May 1877, Berlin) was a German engraver.
2-530: He was born in Berlin. He studied engraving first under Ludwig Buchhorn at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, and then went to Paris in 1827, with a grant from the government, where he received instruction from François Forster , then to Parma where he studied for three years under Paolo Toschi . He subsequently visited Florence, Rome, Naples, Venice, and Milan. On his return in 1833 he became
4-571: A drawing master in the Prussian academy. He died in Berlin in 1877. Eichens engraved some of Kaulbach 's frescoes in the Berlin Museum , and also his Shakespeare Gallery. He also did numerous portraits of contemporary celebrities after photographs. Among his prints are the following: His brother Philipp Hermann Eichens was a noted lithographer. Attribution: Ludwig Buchhorn Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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