a German painter and engraver, was born at Durkheim, in Bavaria, in 1688, and studied under Andrew Wolff. (Some of his works are to be seen in the churches at Augsburg, where he resided. He is chiefly known by his engravings. He died in 1762. The following are his principal religious prints: The Baptism of Christ; The Transfiguration, the Resurrection, and the Ascension; The Conception; The Virgin Mary Caressing the Infant Jesus; The Death of St. Joseph; Christ on the Mount of Olives.