Johann Christoph Frisch

Johann Christoph Frisch (born 9 February 1738 in Berlin; died 28 February 1815 in Berlin) was a historical painter. He was the son of the designer and engraver, Ferdinand Helfreich Frisch. He was a pupil of B. Rode and afterwards studied further at Rome. He died in 1815, while holding the posts of court painter and director of the Academy. He painted numerous ceilings in the palaces at Berlin, Potsdam, and Sans Souci, with portraits, mythological representations, and scenes from the life of Frederick the Great.

Death of Field Marshal Schwerin at the Battle of Prague, 6th May 1757, now in the New Palace (Potsdam)

See also

• List of German painters

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Frisch, Johann Christoph". In Graves, Robert Edmund (ed.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). Vol. I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.