Lot Essay
An alternative attribution to the artist's son, Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger (1742-1808), has also been suggested
THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
JOHANN HEINRICH TISCHBEIN, the Elder* (1722-1789)
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JOHANN HEINRICH TISCHBEIN, the Elder* (1722-1789)
Portrait of a young Boy as Cupid, small half length, in a landscape
signed with monogram and dated 'HT:/pinx:1778'--oil on canvas--oval
18¾ x 15½in. (47.6 x 39.3cm.)
Portrait of a young Boy as Cupid, small half length, in a landscape
signed with monogram and dated 'HT:/pinx:1778'--oil on canvas--oval
18¾ x 15½in. (47.6 x 39.3cm.)