Johann Georg Preisler
Johann Georg Preisler or Preissler was a Danish engraver of German origin.
Early life and education
Johann Georg Preisler was born in Copenhagen, the son of Anna Sophia and Johan Martin Preisler, an engraver himself and professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He was thus a member of the German Preisler family of artists of Nuremberg. Preisler was first student at the Royal Danish Academy where he obtained the gold medal in 1780.In 1781, he departed for Paris, passing through Hamburg where he visited his father's friend Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock. He stayed then in the French capital until 1788 where he studied with engraver Jean-Georges Wille.