He was a student of
Matthäus Merian.
He was successful as a painter of portrait and landscapes, but later specialized on copper engraving, producing more than a thousand works.
He also produced the
map of Switzerland by
Conrad Gyger (1657) and a Planisphaerium Coeleste (1681).
His son
Johannes Meyer (1655–1712) was also a painter and engraver.
Double portrait of the executioner Volmar and his wife, 1677
1668 Portrait medal of Johann Heinrich Waser.
References
^Forrer, L. (1909). "Meyer, Conrad". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. IV. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 55.
^Swiss, 17th century, Born 1618, in Zurich; died 1689, in Zurich.
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