Johann Eberhard Ihle

Johann Eberhard Ihle (5 June 1727, in Esslingen – 17 January 1814, in Nuremberg) was a German painter.

Portrait eines Nürnberger Edelfräuleins by Ihle
Johann Eberhard Ihle
Born(1727-06-05)June 5, 1727
Esslingen, Germany
DiedJanuary 17, 1814(1814-01-17) (aged 86)
Nuremberg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forPainting
StyleRococo
Classicism

He was the son of portraitist Johann Jakob Ihle (1702–1774), from whom he first learned painting.[1] In 1749 he settled in Nuremberg, where in 1751 he became a member of the Nürnberger Malerakademie. From 1771 to 1811 he served as director of the Academy.[2]

His painting style ranged from Rococo to Classicism. He is considered one of the more significant Nuremberg portrait painters of the second half of the 18th century.[2]

References
  1. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Volume 3 by Michael Bryan
  2. Ihle, Johann Eberhard In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5, S. 125 f.
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