• Also known as the Kasseler Tischbein.
• Was an important member of the Tischbein family of German painters.
• His father was Johann Tischbein, a baker; five of whose eight children became painters.
• From 1736 to 1741, he studied with Johann Georg von Freese.
• Thanks to the sponsorship of Count Johann Philipp von Stadion, he was able to go to Paris and study with
Carle van Loo.
• In 1753, he was appointed court painter to William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
• During the Seven Years' War, he fled from the advancing French Army and lived in several locations until 1762.
• When he returned, he was appointed a Professor at the new Collegium Carolinum in Kassel.
• Because of his friendship with Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, he also spent some time in Hamburg.
• He was married twice, in 1756 and 1763, and had two daughters, both by his first wife.
• His work consisted primarily of portraits of the nobility, mythological scenes, and historical paintings.
