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Retzch, Moritz

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Painter and engraver, born at Dresden, where he became a professor of Painting; is famous for his etchings illustrative of Goethe's "Faust," of certain of Shakespeare's plays, as well as of Fouqué's "Tales"; the "Chess-Players" and "Man versus Satan," which is considered his masterpiece (1779-1857).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Retzch, Moritz'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​r/retzch-moritz.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.