Background
Haas was born in Nuremberg in 1720.
Haas was born in Nuremberg in 1720.
After spending several years working in Hamburg, he moved to Copenhagen with several other of his fellow artists, including Johan Martin Preisler and Carl Marcus Tuscher. In 1755, Haas was appointed official engraver for the University of Copenhagen. In addition to a large amount of small portraits of contemporary and deceased people (including 15 Zealand bishops) he produced works for The Danish Atlas and vignettes of Frederic Louis Norden"s travels.
Haas was buried at Saint Peter"s church cemetery.
He is well represented in the Royal Collection.