John Eckstein

John (Johannes II) Eckstein (* around 1760 in Strelitz ; † 1838 in Barbados ) was a German painter who lived and worked mainly in England and later in the United States of America.

Life

Johannes or mostly Anglo-Saxon John Eckstein was the son of the sculptor and painter Johannes Eckstein , who was probably born in Mecklenburg-Strelitz . From 1787 to 1802 he was represented at the exhibitions of the Royal Academy in London. In art historical literature, father and son are often confused or even mistaken for one person. John Eckstein worked in London and Birmingham, as a marine painter but also in the Caribbean. He dedicated his portfolio from Mount Diamond in 1804 to the British Admiral Samuel Hood . Portraits of him are owned by the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Works

Ship of the line HMS Centaur (1797) lowering a cannon in front of Diamond Rock (1804)

Picturesque Views of the Diamond Rock taken on the spot and dedicated to Sir Samuel Hood, KB, Commodore and Commander in Chief of His Majesty's Ships and Vessels employed in the Windward and Leeward Charibbee Islands . Published for the author by JC Stadler, London 1805.

literature

Victor Alexander Carus : Eckstein, Johannes (John) II . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 10 : Dubolon – Erlwein . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1914, p. 331–332 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
Gerhard Bissell: Eckstein, Johannes . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 32, Saur, Munich a. a. 2002, ISBN 3-598-22772-8 , p. 112.

Web links

Commons : John Eckstein - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

personal data
SURNAME	Eckstein, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Eckstein, Johannes (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH	Strelitz
DATE OF DEATH	1838
Place of death	in Barbados