Schwanthaler, Franz Jakob#
Schwanthaler, Franz Jakob, b. Ried im Innkreis (Upper Austria), Aug. 2, 1760, d. Munich (Germany), Dec. 4, 1820, sculptor; son of Johann Peter Schwanthaler the Elder, brother of Johann Peter Schwanthaler the Younger, father of Ludwig Michael Schwanthaler. Lived in Munich from 1780. His major works in Upper Austria are the altars at St. Martin im Innkreis.