Background
He was born in London on 3 November 1685 in a family of medallists, engravers and goldsmiths.
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Francois Roettiers
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January Roettiers (Antwerp 4 July 1631 - London, 1703)
Joseph Roettiers (Antwerp 1 August 1635 - Paris, 12 September 1703)
Philip Roettiers (Antwerp 13 September 1640 - Antwerp, 1718) (father of François Roettiers)
Some worked in Paris, others at the Royal Mint in London or at the Antwerp Mint. He became painter at the court of Maximilian II of Bavaria. He followed the prince to Munich and from there to Vienna.
While staying in Munich he was influenced by Cosmas Damian Asam.
He later became director of the Academy of Vienna (Akademie der Maler,Bildhauer und Baukunstler) in 1718. He died in Vienna on 10 June 1742.
The painting The return from exile of Maximilian Emmanuel at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany. The painting Christ and Peter at the lake of Genasaret (1727) in the Botlzmanngasse church, Alsergrund, district of Vienna, Austria
several drawings in the museum Antoine-Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin, France
drawings: The martyrdom of a saint and Study of sitting figure.
Membership
He is not to be confused with his namesake and member of the family François Roëttiers the Younger (1702-1770).
