David Alois Schmid
Master of costume drawings and landscapes
David Alois Schmid was a Swiss artist known for his costume drawings. Schmid acquired his skills as a draftsman in Lucerne and then later under the artistic influence of Johann Heinrich Bleuler in Feuerthalen. His brothers, Franz Schmid (1796-1851) and Martin Schmid (1786-1842) were also artistically active. He produced many engravings and sold numerous gouaches and drawings to wealthy tourists. Schmid chose particularly picturesque locations and was coveted for his panoramic landscapes and costume designs.
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Influenced by
- Johann Heinrich Bleuler Source
Artworks by this artist
- Altorf 1915-1945
- Ansicht Oberhofens am Thunersee 1915-1945
- Bellinzona 1915-1945
- Vista di Como 1915-1945
- Thoun vers le Niesen et le Stokhorn 1915-1945
- Vue de la ville de Lugano 1915-1945
- Das Kloster Einsiedeln im Canton Schwyz 1915-1945
- Vue de Horgen lac de Zurich 1915-1945
- Vue de la Montagne du Spitzebühl, au Canton de Schwitz 1915-1945
- Vue de Rapperschwyl vers Lachen lac de Zurich 1915-1945
- Ansicht der Insel Schwanau im Lauerzersee 1915-1945
- Le Giessbach 1915-1945
- Sitten 1915-1945
- Sitten, von Westen, mit Randvignetten 1915-1945
- Urner Bauernhaus 1915-1945
- Vue prise au passage de Wengernalp vers le fond de la vallée de Lauterbrounnen 1915-1945
- Goldau vers l’Eboulement du Rossberg 1915-1945
- Le lac de Brienz vers le Giessbach 1915-1945
- Ansicht der Stadt Zug und des Zugersees 1915-1945
- Vue d’une partie du Lac de Lovertz et de l’Ile de Schwanau 1915-1945