Georg Lisiewski

A mezzotint decorated by the signature of Georg Lisewsskij, illustrating a travelogue by Otto Friedrich von der Groeben was issued in Prussian Marienwerder (Kwidzyn) in 1694.

Under the rule of the sober 'Soldier King' Frederick William I from 1713, the artistic life at the Berlin court came to a standstill, nevertheless, Lisiewski's austere portraits remained highly appreciated.

Supported by the cultured queen consort Sophia Dorothea, he rivalled with Antoine Pesne as the leading court painter.

He established even closer relations with the Anhalt House of Ascania, when in 1730 he accompanied his daughter Anna Rosina to the Stettin court of Prince Christian August, where she portrayed Princess consort Joanna Elisabeth.

When Frederick II succeeded to the Prussian throne, Lisiewski's career in Berlin came to an end, nevertheless he obtained more orders from the Anhalt-Dessau court, even after the death of Prince Leopold in 1747.