anna dorothea therbusch 1721-82
German painter of Polish descent. She was taught by her father, the portrait painter Georg Lisiewski (1674-1751), and received further training from Antoine Pesne in Paris. She worked for Charles-Eugene, Count of W?rttemberg, in Stuttgart from 1761 to 1762, and for Charles Theodore Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, in Mannheim from 1763 to 1764. In 1765 she returned, via Stuttgart and Hohenzollern-Hechingen, to Paris, where in 1767 she became a member of the Academie Royale. She met Denis Diderot and Philipp Hackert, both of whom she painted, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin , but, despite consistent support from Prince Galitsyn, she was unable to establish herself in Paris. In 1769 she returned to Berlin where she received commissions for mythological paintings (e.g. Diana and her Nymphs, 1771; Potsdam, Neues Pal.) from Frederick II, King of Prussia. She painted portraits of members of the Prussian court, and the Berlin bourgeoisie, and in 1773 was commissioned by Catherine II, Empress of Russia, to paint a portrait of the Prussian royal family.
Therbusch Nicolas de Pigage Der Architekt Nicolas de Pigage, Porträt von Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Reproduktion (im Schlosstheater Schwetzingen) nach einem Original im Stadtmuseum Desseldorf
Painting ID:: 68661
anna dorothea therbusch Therbusch Nicolas de Pigage Der Architekt Nicolas de Pigage, Porträt von Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Reproduktion (im Schlosstheater Schwetzingen) nach einem Original im Stadtmuseum Desseldorf
Self-portrait with monocle. 1777(1777)
Oil on canvas
153,5 ?? 118 cm
Painting ID:: 70632
anna dorothea therbusch Self-portrait 1777(1777)
Oil on canvas
1510 x 1150mm (59 1/2 x 45 1/4")
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Portrait of Wilhelmine Encke Portrait of Wilhelmine Encke, since 1794 countess Wilhelmine von Lichtenau. Mistress of Frederick William II. of Prussia
cjr Painting ID:: 76702
anna dorothea therbusch Portrait of Wilhelmine Encke Portrait of Wilhelmine Encke, since 1794 countess Wilhelmine von Lichtenau. Mistress of Frederick William II. of Prussia
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1721-82
German painter of Polish descent. She was taught by her father, the portrait painter Georg Lisiewski (1674-1751), and received further training from Antoine Pesne in Paris. She worked for Charles-Eugene, Count of W?rttemberg, in Stuttgart from 1761 to 1762, and for Charles Theodore Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, in Mannheim from 1763 to 1764. In 1765 she returned, via Stuttgart and Hohenzollern-Hechingen, to Paris, where in 1767 she became a member of the Academie Royale. She met Denis Diderot and Philipp Hackert, both of whom she painted, and Charles-Nicolas Cochin , but, despite consistent support from Prince Galitsyn, she was unable to establish herself in Paris. In 1769 she returned to Berlin where she received commissions for mythological paintings (e.g. Diana and her Nymphs, 1771; Potsdam, Neues Pal.) from Frederick II, King of Prussia. She painted portraits of members of the Prussian court, and the Berlin bourgeoisie, and in 1773 was commissioned by Catherine II, Empress of Russia, to paint a portrait of the Prussian royal family.