German Painter, 1750-1812. 1750 Maastricht ?C Heidelberg 1812. First he was a pupil of his father Johann Valentin Tischbein (1715-1768) in Hildburghausen, from 1768 one of his uncle Johann Heinrich Tischbein the elder (1722-1789) in Kassel.
Supported by Prince Friedrich von Waldeck he stayed in Paris from 1772 until 1777, where he studied at the academy of arts under N. B. L??pici?? (1735-1784).
Afterwards he travelled to Rome, where he got in contact with the painters A.R. Mengs (1728-1779), J.L. David (1748-1825) and Fr.H. F??ger (1751-1818) and probably also with the English style of portrait painting. 1779 he travelled to Naples.
In 1780 he returned to Arolsen via Vienna, Munich, Stuttgart and Kassel, where he worked for the Prince of Waldeck. From 1780 he was his councillor
and court painter. During this time he made several journeys e.g. to Holland and after 1785 to Weimar where he met Wieland (1785), Schlegel (1792) and other important people.
From 1795 he worked for Leopold III. of Anhalt-Dessau. 1800 he succeeded A. Fr. Oeser (1717-1799) as director of the academy of arts in Leipzig. From 1806 to 1808 he stayed in St Petersburg. He died 1812 when he visited his daughter Caroline Wilken (1783-1843) in Heidelberg
ID de tableau:: 56186 johann friedrich august tischbein new20/johann friedrich august tischbein-556392.jpg mk247
1798 ,oil on canvas,83x54 in,210x138 cm,germanisches nationalmuseum,nuremberg,germany
ID de tableau:: 78196 Portrat der Ferstin Saltykowa new24/johann friedrich august tischbein-585777.jpg Date 1780(1780)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Deutsch: 229 x 135 cm
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ID de tableau:: 78945 Portrait of Anna Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach new24/johann friedrich august tischbein-376733.jpg 1795(1795)
Oil on canvas
47 x 39 cm (18.5 x 15.4 in)
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ID de tableau:: 80116 Princess of Orange new24/johann friedrich august tischbein-388795.jpg 1789
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 172 x 135 cm (67.7 x 53.1 in)
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ID de tableau:: 81975 Portrait of Anna Amalia of Brunswick olfenbutel new24/johann friedrich august tischbein-545554.jpg 1795(1795)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 47 x 39 cm (18.5 x 15.4 in)
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