Elias Gottlob Haussmann
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Johann Sebastian Bach |
Elias Gottlob Haussman, 1746 |
Oil on canvas |
Altes Rathaus, Leipzig |
Elias Gottlob Haussmann (1695 - 1774) was a German painter in the late Baroque era.
Haussmann served as court painter at Dresden, and from 1720, as the official portraitist at Leipzig. He is mostly known for his portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach which was painted in 1746.
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- Altes Rathaus - Museum in Leipzig housing many of Haussmann's paintings, including the famous Bach portrait.