Catharina Sperling-Heckel | |
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Catharina Heckel | |
Born | |
Died | May 28, 1741 Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire
[1] | (aged 42)
Nationality | German |
Known for | Engraving Miniature painting |
Spouse | Hieronymus Sperling 1725- [1] |
Catharina Sperling-Heckel (10 April 1699 - 28 May 1741) was a German miniature painter, etcher and engraver.
Catharina Heckel was born in April 1699 in Augsburg. [1] Her father was Michael Heckel. He was a goldsmith and taught Heckel how to paint and draw. She was taught engraving by Johann Ulrich Kraus. [2] She married Hieronymus Sperling in 1725. [1] [2] [3] In 1728, she painted a miniature portrait of Charles Edward Stuart. She died from complications from childbirth, within weeks of the birth of her first child, in May 1741. [2]