Johann Baptist von Lampi Jr (1775 – 1837)

• Was an Austrian portrait painter.
• He was born in Trento.

• His father was Johann Baptist von Lampi, now known as "The Elder", and his wife, Anna Maria née Franchi.

• After receiving his first lessons from his father, he followed him to Vienna in 1786, where he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts. • His instructors there were Hubert Maurer and Heinrich Friedrich Füger. 

• In 1791, he accompanied his father to Saint Petersburg; enticed by an extremely generous offer from Catherine the Great.

• He would stay there for thirteen years.

• In 1795, his work earned him the honorary title of "Free Artist" from the Imperial Academy of Arts.

• He returned to Vienna with his wife and daughter in 1804, to accept a position at the court of Francis I, Emperor of Austria.

• In 1813, he was named a Professor and became a member of the Council of the Academy of Arts. 

• His eldest son, Johann Baptist Matthias, was also a painter

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