Johann Georg Wille

Johann Georg Wille, or Jean Georges Wille (5 November 1715, der Obermühle am Dünsberg, District of Giessen – 5 April 1808, Paris) was a notable German engraver active in Germany and France.[1]

Johann Georg Wille; portrait by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1763)

His son was the artist Pierre-Alexandre Wille (1748-1837). The engraver Juste Chevillet was one of his pupils.[2]

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