Joseph Anton Rhomberg

Joseph Anton Rhomberg (24 September 1786, Dornbirn - 3 December 1853, Munich) was an Austrian-born German painter, illustrator and graphic artist.

He was born to an entrepreneurial family that dealt in textiles, although they suffered financial hardships throughout much of his youth, and he received little education.

His father, Johannes Rhomberg (1733–1795), worked as a local portrait painter, which inspired him to seek his career elsewhere.

In 1823, he returned to Munich and, in 1827, became a Professor of drawing at the Technical University.

His notable students there included Franz Xaver Bobleter [de], Gebhard Flatz, Theodor Horschelt, Friedrich Salzer and Alexander Strähuber.