Johann Friedrich Eich (painter)
Johann Friedrich Eich (born June 13, 1748 in Wernigerode , † 1807 in Altona ) was a German portrait painter .
Life
As the son of the Stolberg Countess Johann Peter Eich († 1772), he studied pharmacy and acquired literary and artistic knowledge, which he deepened through two trips to Europe. As early as 1770 he worked as a portrait painter in Braunschweig , where he painted pictures by PJF Weitsch and the doctor Brückmann, which were engraved by Daniel Chodowiecki in 1776 .
In 1773, Eich drew two portraits of Count Heinrich Ernst zu Stolberg-Wernigerode , which are now in the Gleimhaus in Halberstadt and at Wernigerode Castle . For the poet JWL Gleim and the Halberstädter Dichterkreis he made further portraits, for example by Wilhelm Heinse in 1779 , by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi in 1780 and a self-portrait. Shortly before his death, he put a portrait of the physiognomist Dr. Gall finished.
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Wilhelm Heinse summarized his artistic work as follows: Rubensian color, his manner bold, full of strength and character .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eich, Johann Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German portrait painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wernigerode |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1807 |
| Place of death | Altona |