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Georg Lisiewski or Jerzy Lisiewski (1674 – 6 January 1750), was a Baroque
portrait painter
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at the court of King
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick William I (german: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the "Soldier King" (german: Soldatenkönig), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuch ...
. Lisiewski, of
Polish
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descent, became head of a notable family of painters spanning three generations.
Biography
According to an older tradition, he was born in
Olesko
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It w ...
, a town then belonging to the Polish
Ruthenian Voivodeship
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(now in
Ukraine
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) and was probably taught by painters active at
Olesko Castle
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, that was also the birthplace of King
John III Sobieski
John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696.
Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...
(1629–1696). However, other sources claim he was born in
Olecko (''Marggrabowa'') in the
Duchy of Prussia
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, into a
Lutheran
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Polish family. A
mezzotint decorated by the signature of ''Georg Lisewsskij'', illustrating a travelogue by
Otto Friedrich von der Groeben
Otto Friedrich von der Groeben (16 April 1657 – 30 June 1728) was a Prussian explorer, officer and German Generalleutnant in Polish service.
Biography
Von der Groeben was born in Napratten (today Napraty, Poland) to the General Georg Heinrich ...
was issued in Prussian
Marienwerder (Kwidzyn) in 1694. He may have received an apprenticeship by the Swedish court painter
David von Krafft
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Biography
Krafft was bo ...
in
Swedish Pomerania, with regard to similarity in style.
About 1700 Lisiewski moved to Berlin, where on 24 November 1707 he married Maria Elizabeth Kahl from
Pomerania
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. Both were members of the
pietistic
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community founded by
Philipp Spener at the
St. Nicholas' Church. He became the father of the German painters
Anna Dorothea Therbusch,
Anna Rosina de Gasc
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...
, and
Christoph Friedrich Reinhold Lisiewski
Christoph Friedrich Reinhold Lisiewski (or Lisiewsky) (3 June 1725 in Berlin – 11 June 1794 in Ludwigslust) was an 18th-century German portrait painter.
Lisiewski belonged to a family of painters founded by his father, Georg Lisiewski, a nat ...
. He was also the teacher of the court painters Thomas Huber (1700–1779)
[Georg Lisiewski]
in the RKD and David Matthieu (1697–1756), the father of
Georg David Matthieu.
Under the rule of the sober 'Soldier King' Frederick William I from 1713, the artistic life at the Berlin court came to a standstill, nevertheless, Lisiewski's austere portraits remained highly appreciated. Supported by the cultured queen consort
Sophia Dorothea, he rivalled with
Antoine Pesne
Antoine Pesne () (29 May 1683 – 5 August 1757) was a French-born court painter of Prussia. Starting in the manner of baroque, he became one of the fathers of rococo in painting. His work represents a link between the French school and the F ...
as the leading court painter. On behalf of the king and the
Prussian Army
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, he painted portraits of generals such as Prince
Leopold of Anhalt-Dessau, colonels, and members of the
Potsdam Giants for the rooms of the Potsdam
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* City Palace, Udaipur, India
* Myso ...
. In 1715 Prince
Christian August of Anhalt-Zerbst summoned him to
Stettin
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to portray the
subaltern
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s of his infantry regiment. Lisiewski also pictured numerous Prussian state officials, nobles, and Berlin merchants.
He established even closer relations with the Anhalt
House of Ascania
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, when in 1730 he accompanied his daughter Anna Rosina to the Stettin court of Prince Christian August, where she portrayed Princess consort
Joanna Elisabeth. When
Frederick II succeeded to the Prussian throne, Lisiewski's career in Berlin came to an end, nevertheless he obtained more orders from the
Anhalt-Dessau
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court, even after the death of Prince Leopold in 1747.
Lisiewski died in Berlin.
[ His paintings were appreciated by contemporary artists like Joachim Martin Falbe (1709–1782).
]
References
Georg Lisiewski
on Artnet
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1674 births
1750 deaths
17th-century Polish painters
Polish male painters
18th-century Polish–Lithuanian painters
18th-century male artists
People from the Kingdom of Prussia