Christian Friedrich Boetius

Christian Friedrich Boetius ( or Boethius also Boëtius ) (* April 1, 1706 in Leipzig, † December 13, 1782 in Dresden ) was a German painter, draftsman and engraver.

Life

Boethius was a student of Paul Christian zinc and Wart man. Also, he was court painter in Dresden and from 1764 professor at the Dresden Art Academy.

Works

His most famous works are:

• Portrait of Giovanni Battista Casanova, after a painting by Anton Raphael Mengs.
• Portrait of Anton Raphael Mengs.
• Engraving after Hans Holbein " Madonna of Mayor Meyer "