Pascha Johann Friedrich Weitsch

Pascha Johann Friedrich Weitsch (16 October 1723, Hessendamm, between Hesse and Mattierzoll - 6 August 1803, Salzdahlum) was a German landscape painter and illustrator.

During his military service, he taught himself how to paint by copying works, possibly at the behest of a commanding officer who learned of his early interest in art.

In the 1760s, he began to create oil paintings; primarily local landscapes and scenes from the Harz region.

In 1780, he and Johann Heinrich Ramberg made a trip through the Harz Mountains, and published an album with 12 views that served to establish his reputation.

[3] He also occasionally worked as an art dealer and, for several decades, was employed by the lacquerware manufacturer, Stobwasser [de], as a painter and trainer.