Karel Postl
1769
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1818
Czech graphic, natural painter, cartoonist, painter, educator and scenographer (1769-1818)
Karel Postl was a Czech painter. He had a career in Prague during the early 19th century. An instructor at the Prague Academy, he also served as a scene painter for the Estates Theatre. Most of his work was in the field of graphic design, but a few paintings by his hand exist; some are in the collection of the National Gallery in Prague. Antonín Mánes was his main pupil.