Johann’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

A Lady
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750–1812)

Sketch of Family Group with Three Seated Women and Young Man Standing
Unknown German Artist or possibly Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750-1812)

Portrait of Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm von Müller (German, 1782-1816) after Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750-1812)

Frederika Charlotte Louise von Massow, Baroness (Freifrau) Riedesel zu Eisenbach
John Chester Buttre (American, 1821-1893) after Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750-1812)

Baroness Riedesel
Likely John Chester Buttre (American, 1821-1893) after Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (German, 1750-1812)

Old Man Praying
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789-1869

Kneeling Pilgrim with Cross and Book
Johann Friedrich Overbeck German, 1789–1869

Hercules and Omphale
Johannes Tischbein German, 1722-1789

Thetis and Achilles
Johann Heinrich Tischbein, I German, 1722-1789

Helen
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, 1751–1829)

Statue of the Madonna in the Mountains
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)

Paris
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, 1751–1829)

Three Beavers Building a Dam
J. H. W. Tischbein German, 1751–1829

Three Female Bathers, Two in the Water, the Third Getting in by Herself
Johann Heinrich Tischbein, I German, 1722-1789

A Burgher of Calais (Jean d'Aire)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

Young Man Lying on a Grave
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Oenotria Telus, An Idealized Woodland Scene Near Naples
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein German, 1751-1829

Woman with Spider's Web Between Bare Trees
Caspar David Friedrich German, 1774-1840

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)