Johann Heinrich Tischbein

His work consisted primarily of portraits of the nobility, mythological scenes, and historical paintings.

In 1743, thanks to the sponsorship of Count Johann Philipp von Stadion, he was able to go to Paris and study with Carle van Loo.

In 1749, he travelled to Venice to study with Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, then spent a year in Rome.

During the Seven Years' War, he fled from the advancing French Army and lived in several locations until the occupation ended in 1762.

When he was not teaching, he spent his time at Schloss Warthausen near Biberach an der Riß; an estate owned by his old patron, Stadion.