# MESSMER, Franz

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1728–?
- Profession: painter
- School: Austrian

## Biography

Franz Messmer \(also Mössmer\) was an Austrian painter. He was a portraitist active in Innsbruck and Vienna. No other biographical data are available about him.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Young Lawyer](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/messmer-franz-r2beea1b443fe09/portrait-of-a-young-lawyer-r3c8cc6b038be11>)
- [Portrait of Jacob Schmutzer](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/messmer-franz-r2beea1b443fe09/portrait-of-jacob-schmutzer-rb783e1ae51708a>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)