Jakob Emanuel Handmann
(1718–1781) Swiss painter specialised in portrait painting (1718–1781)
Jakob Emanuel Handmann (Switzerland, 1718–1781) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Jakob Emanuel Handmann belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Jakob Emanuel Handmann was born in Basel and died in Bern.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 13 works by Jakob Emanuel Handmann with free images. The dated works span the years 1753–1780. Works by Jakob Emanuel Handmann are held by several collections, among them Jegenstorf Château, Kunstmuseum Basel, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, and National Museum Zurich.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Lorenz Natter, Johann Caspar Füssli, Charles-Michel-Ange Challe, Maria Maddalena Gozzi, and Søren Abildgaard.