Artist and Client in the Early 19th Century: the Work Relationship between Johann Blaschke and Ferenc Kazinczy

Papp, Júlia (2025) Artist and Client in the Early 19th Century: the Work Relationship between Johann Blaschke and Ferenc Kazinczy. KNIHA. ACTA CULTURAE LIBRORUM: CASOPIS PRE VYSKUM DEJÍN KNIZNEJ KULTÚRY (2). pp. 37-58. ISSN 2989-4158

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Abstract

The basic method of researching the work relationships between book illustrators, writers and publishers in the early 19th century is examining written sources related to them, i.e. correspondences and invoices about commissions, work processes and payments. An important source is the surviving correspondence between early 19th century writers and the organizers of the literary sphere of the era, who were taking an interest in or actively influenced the illustrations of the published books. The correspondence of Ferenc Kazinczy, one of the most important and influential organizers of the Hungarian literary and artistic sphere of the period, sheds light on the use of illustrations during the era and the relationships between authors, publishers and illustrators. From the thousands of letters that have survived, this article will examine those connected to Johann Blaschke (1770 – 1833), who was born in Bratislava and worked in Vienna for more than 40 years for publishers in Austria, Germany and Hungary. Kazinczy commissioned Blaschke to make numerous illustrations for Kazinczy’s own books and for the works of other writers, and Kazinczy followed the creation of the illustrations closely.

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