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Pen, black ink, grey and black wash; 274 x 443 mm. ------------------------------------------- Johann Maximilian von Welsch was the son of a middle-class family in Kronach. In 1692 he joined the army as a lieutenant. Until 1699, he acquired experiences as a front officer and engineer on the Upper Rhine, in Savoy and Hungary. On extensive travels through Europe, he obtained a large amount of knowledge in the field of fortification and eventually became a sought after fortress builder. Lothar Franz von Schönborn (1655-1729) , Elector and Archbishop of Mainz, commissioned Welsch in 1704 with the expansion and completion of the Mainz fortress. In 1714, Welsch traveled with the plans to Vienna, to submit them to Charles VI (1685-1740). Welschs services to the construction of the Mainz fortress were so great that he even was ennobled by the emperor. At the same time, Welsch was appointed imperial lieutenant colonel and transferred to him the supervision of the Upper Rhine and other imper |
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