Johann Heinrich Meyer

Johann Heinrich Meyer (16 March 1760, Stäfa, Zürich - 14 October 1832, Jena) was a Swiss painter and art writer active in Weimar. A pupil of Henry Fuseli, he went to Rome in 1784, and befriended Goethe in 1787, becoming his right-hand-man in artistic matters (with the nicknames Kunschtmeyer and Goethemeyer). From 1791 he lived in Weimar, working from 1806 as director of its Fürstlichen freien Zeichenschule.

Not to be confused with Johann Heinrich Meyer (publisher).

Johann Heinrich Meyer
Born(1760-03-16)16 March 1760
Stäfa, Zürich
Died14 October 1832(1832-10-14) (aged 72)
Jena


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