Christian Ludwig Seehas

Christian Ludwig Seehas (born October 8, 1753 in Schwerin ; † July 26, 1802 there ) was a German painter , later he was court painter to the dukes of Mecklenburg [-Schwerin].

Life

Seehas was a student of the famous court painter Georg David Matthieu (1737–1778), but this relationship was not exactly harmonious between the two. For this reason, Seehas studied further at the Dresden Art Academy and graduated with honors. Shortly afterwards he went to Vienna , where he portrayed the composer Joseph Haydn , among others . Seehas studied the old masters in Italy between 1786 and 1790 . Back at the court in Ludwigslust , Seeha's successor was Christoph Lisiewsky as court painter and created a wealth of portraits of the ducal family. He was the last court painter; after his death the position was not filled again. He was a member of the Dresden Freemason Lodge Zum Golden Apfel .

Works

Portrait of a lady, 1778
Portrait of a woman, Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden
Portrait of Joseph Haydn
Portrait of Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Portrait of Gottfried August Homilius
The Colosseum in Rome , 1789

literature

Lisa Jürß: Matthieu, Georg David. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 413 f. ( Digitized version ). (Secondary entry)

Web links

Commons : Christian Ludwig Seehas - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature about Christian Ludwig Seehas in the state bibliography MV
Works on artnet

personal data
SURNAME	Seehas, Christian Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter, later court painter to the Dukes of Mecklenburg
DATE OF BIRTH	October 8, 1753
PLACE OF BIRTH	Schwerin
DATE OF DEATH	July 26, 1802
Place of death	Schwerin