Johann Friedrich August Tischbein
Biografie1750 - 1812
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Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (1750, Maastricht- 1812, Heidelberg), known as the Leipziger Tischbein, was a German portrait painter from the Tischbein family of artists. He received his first lessons from his father, the set painter Johann Valentin Tischbein. In 1768, he went to Kassel to work in the studios of his uncle, Johann Heinrich Tischbein.
Four years later, he traveled through France and eventually settled in Paris, where he studied with Johann Georg Wille. In 1777, he went on a trip to Naples and Rome, where he worked with the famous painter Jacques-Louis David. He returned to Germany in 1780 and was appointed court painter to Friedrich Karl August in the same year. During the 1780 he visited the Netherlands three times, where he improved his skills in portrait painting. In 1795 he moved to Berlin and became a successful portrait painter. In 1799, he had even greater succes in Dresden.
In 1800 he was appointed director of the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. In 1806 he went to Saint Petersburg to settle the estate of his brother, the architect and set designer, Ludwig Philip Tischbein. He stayed there for three years and was commissioned to paint portraits of the Russian aristocracy. His daughter, Caroline (1783–1843) and son Carl Wilhelm also became artists.
Four years later, he traveled through France and eventually settled in Paris, where he studied with Johann Georg Wille. In 1777, he went on a trip to Naples and Rome, where he worked with the famous painter Jacques-Louis David. He returned to Germany in 1780 and was appointed court painter to Friedrich Karl August in the same year. During the 1780 he visited the Netherlands three times, where he improved his skills in portrait painting. In 1795 he moved to Berlin and became a successful portrait painter. In 1799, he had even greater succes in Dresden.
In 1800 he was appointed director of the Academy of Visual Arts in Leipzig. In 1806 he went to Saint Petersburg to settle the estate of his brother, the architect and set designer, Ludwig Philip Tischbein. He stayed there for three years and was commissioned to paint portraits of the Russian aristocracy. His daughter, Caroline (1783–1843) and son Carl Wilhelm also became artists.
