Biographical Records
Ehret, Georg Dionysius
Subject ID: 8755
| Last Name: | Ehret |
|---|---|
| First Name: | Georg |
| Middle Names: | Dionysius |
| Birth Date: | 30 January (or 9 September) 1708 |
| Birth Place: | Heidelberg, Germany (or Erfurt, Thuringia or Baden) |
| Death Date: | 9 September 1770 |
| Death Place: | Chelsea, England (or London) |
| Gender: | male |
| HI Archives Collection #: | 263 |
| Other Holdings: | Blakeman Coll. of Ehret paintings in HIBD Art Dept. (see list in Ehret’s biographical folder) |
| Notes: | HI Archive Coll. #263 contains photocopies of two Ehret letters. Most sources give year of birth as 1708: Britton & Brown, Georg August Pritzel, Nicolas Barker, and others. An article extracted from the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, 1883-84 states that Pilkington’s Dictionary of Painters gives 1710 as year of birth. His birthplace is sometimes given as Baden or Erfurt. |
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Alternate Names
- Ehret, G. D.
- Ehret, Georg D.
- Ehret, Georg Dionysius
Specialties
Botanical Art, Botanical Illustration