There is a fine scattering of chalky marks and dark flecks over the surface of the pastel. Signs of wear and small chips to the antique giltwood frame. The portrait is in very good condition for its age.
38 x 28cm (15" x 11")Framed Size: 56 x 37cm (22" x 14.6")
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1829) was a German portraitist and friend of the writer J.W. von Goethe. Tischbein began his career painting portraits at the Prussian court in Berlin. In 1779 he went to Italy and in 1789 was appointed director of the art academy in Naples. Forced to leave in 1799 because of war, the painter retired to northern Germany. Tischbein’s most famous painting, “Goethe in the Campagna,” was painted in 1787 at the time the two men travelled from Rome to Naples. Though Goethe induced the artist to turn his interest toward the Neoclassical movement, Tischbein was later influenced by the ideas of German Romanticism. Tischbein belonged to a family that produced more than 20 artists in three generations. Others of importance include Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder (1722–89), who was a court painter in Kassel, in Hesse, and the portraitists Johann Valentin Tischbein (1715–68) and Anton Wilhelm Tischbein (1730–1804).
| SKU | sm526 |
|---|---|
| Frame Colour | gold |
| Artist | Attrib. Johann Tischbein (1751-1829) |
| Date | 18th Century |
| Dimensions | 38 x 28cm |
| Medium | Pastel |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Portrait |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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