Johann Heinrich Fischer (painter)

Johann Heinrich Fischer (born May 8, 1735 in Siegburg , † after 1789 ) was a German history and portrait painter of the 18th century .

Live and act

Painting by Johann Heinrich Fischer. The double portrait shows the builder of the palace Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Reichsgraf von Quadt and Matthieu Soiron or his brother François. In the background, Wickrath Palace with the high palace and the wings of the outer bailey is shown.

The son of the painter Johann Heinrich the Elder from Siegburg belonged to the electoral court workshop in Bonn around 1750 , which was based on the court painter George Desmarées , who worked there until 1761 . Fischer became his successor and was in the service of Cologne Electors Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels and Maximilian Franz von Austria from 1762 to 1788 .

Fischer's first surviving work dates from 1754 and is in the Cologne City Museum . It illustrates his style according to the Bonn court workshop. In 1762 he created his portrait of Elector Max Friedrich von Königsegg - Rothenfels and in 1773 he portrayed the builder of Wickrath Castle , Wilhelm Otto Friedrich von Quadt , with his master builder Matthieu Soiron .

This picture was bought by the Otto von Bylandt Society at Sotheby’s auction in 2001 and then presented in Rheydt Castle . Before 1933 it was in Isny .

Works

1756: Portrait of Caspar Anton von Belderbusch , Minister of State of the Electorate of Cologne
around 1760: Adoration of the Shepherds , originally made for the furnishing of St. Martin, a provost office of the Siegburg Abbey Michaelsberg (after 1802 until its abolition in 2011) on Martinsberg near Remagen ,
1762: Portrait of Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels , Archbishop of Cologne
1764: Two portraits of the Anno Shrine , Siegburg
1773: Wilhelm Otto Friedrich von Quadt with his master builder Matthieu Soiron and Wickrath Castle in the background
before 1785: Portrait of Caroline von Satzenhofen , abbess of the noble women's foundation Vilich

literature

I. Eighth: Johann Heinrich Fischer, Saur.
Wolf D. Penning: The Landkomtur and Minister of State of the Electorate of Cologne Caspar Anton von Belderbusch and the Bonn court painter Johann Heinrich Fischer . In: Mertens, Jozef (Hrsg.): "Met desen crude est guet stoven ...": Biesense opstellen aan Gilbert van Houtven . Historically Study Center Alden Biesen, Bilzen 2006, ISBN 90-802208-7-6 .

Web links

Commons : Johann Heinrich Fischer - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ The inscription reads: “DEN HOOGGEBOORE HEER WILLEM OTTO FREDERICK OF THE HEYLIGEN ROOMIC RYX GRAVE VAN QUADT THE ONMIDDELBAERE RYX VRYE HEERLYK HEEDEN WYKRADT EN SWANENBERG REGEEREND HEER VRY HEATER VANMEEN LOENTERHOEN THE GRAFFSCHAP CLUTCH. "
↑ Restoration of the Anno Shrine ( Memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
↑ Mönchengladbach: The builders in the south. In: rp-online.de. October 13, 2009, accessed July 5, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Fischer, Johann Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German history and portrait painter
DATE OF BIRTH	May 8, 1735
PLACE OF BIRTH	Siegburg
DATE OF DEATH	after 1789

[1] The inscription reads: “DEN HOOGGEBOORE HEER WILLEM OTTO FREDERICK OF THE HEYLIGEN ROOMIC RYX GRAVE VAN QUADT THE ONMIDDELBAERE RYX VRYE HEERLYK HEEDEN WYKRADT EN SWANENBERG REGEEREND HEER VRY HEATER VANMEEN LOENTERHOEN THE GRAFFSCHAP CLUTCH. "

[2] Restoration of the Anno Shrine ( Memento from August 1, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )

[3] Mönchengladbach: The builders in the south. In: rp-online.de. October 13, 2009, accessed July 5, 2017 .