Elias Gottlob Haussmann

Elias Gottlob Haussmann
Born1695
Gera, Imperial County of Reuss, Holy Roman Empire
Died11 April 1774(1774-04-11) (aged 78–79)
Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Known forPortrait painting
MovementBaroque

Elias Gottlob Haussmann (also Haußmann or Hausmann) (1695 – 11 April 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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