Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä.
(1722–1789) tysk professor
Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä. (Germany, 1722–1789) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä. belongs to the chapter ‘Rococo’ in this site’s history of art.
Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä. was born in Haina and died in Kassel. The teachers included Jan George Freezen and Giovanni Battista Piazzetta. Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä. worked in Kassel and Oldenburg. The students included Ludwig Philipp Strack, Johann Heinrich Tischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, and Maria Elisabeth Vogel.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 63 works by Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä. with free images. The dated works span the years 1747–1800. Works by Johann Heinrich Tischbein d.ä. are held by several collections, among them Hessen Kassel Heritage, Royal Collection, Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, and Statens Museum for Kunst.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Gaspare Traversi, Bernardo Bellotto, Vigilius Erichsen, and Dominic Serres.