by Johann Christoph Frisch (German, 1738-1815)
Oil on canvas, 17 x 28 1/2 in. (frame)
Antique gilt wood frame
Signed 'J.C. Frisch' at lower left
Condition: There are 4 patched areas of repair with inpainting (see photos where indicated). Scattered craquelure present throughout. Secure to stretcher. Antique frame in good condition with minor loses.
Berlin born artist Johann Christoph Frisch (1738-1815) was a court painter, draughtsman and etcher under Frederick II, King of Prussia.
The son of the engraver Ferdinand Helfreich Frisch (1707-1758) and grandson of the linguist and naturalist Johann Leonhard Frisch (1666-1743), he was first taught by his father and later became a pupil of the history painter Christian Bernhard Rode. From 1765 to 1768, under the patronage of Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens and King Frederick II, he undertook a study trip to Rome.
He painted numerous ceilings in the palaces at Berlin, Potsdam, and Sans Souci, and portraits and scenes from the life of his monarch and patron, Frederick II. Frisch, especially in his late works, was influenced by English painting and classicism. His favourite subjects included mythological and allegorical scenes, historical paintings, and motifs from the poetry.
Surviving are more than 30 portraits, among them Frederick the Great, King Frederick William II, Prussian ministers and generals, fellow artists and representatives of the Enlightenment, including Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Moses Mendelssohn.
Provenance: from an upstate NY estate
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by Johann Christoph Frisch (German, 1738-1815)
Oil on canvas, 17 x 28 1/2 in. (frame)
Antique gilt wood frame
Signed 'J.C. Frisch' at lower left
Condition: There are 4 patched areas of repair with inpainting (see photos where indicated). Scattered craquelure present throughout. Secure to stretcher. Antique frame in good condition with minor loses.
Berlin born artist Johann Christoph Frisch (1738-1815) was a court painter, draughtsman and etcher under Frederick II, King of Prussia.
The son of the engraver Ferdinand Helfreich Frisch (1707-1758) and grandson of the linguist and naturalist Johann Leonhard Frisch (1666-1743), he was first taught by his father and later became a pupil of the history painter Christian Bernhard Rode. From 1765 to 1768, under the patronage of Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens and King Frederick II, he undertook a study trip to Rome.
He painted numerous ceilings in the palaces at Berlin, Potsdam, and Sans Souci, and portraits and scenes from the life of his monarch and patron, Frederick II. Frisch, especially in his late works, was influenced by English painting and classicism. His favourite subjects included mythological and allegorical scenes, historical paintings, and motifs from the poetry.
Surviving are more than 30 portraits, among them Frederick the Great, King Frederick William II, Prussian ministers and generals, fellow artists and representatives of the Enlightenment, including Immanuel Kant, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Moses Mendelssohn.
Provenance: from an upstate NY estate
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