Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder

Johann Baptist von Lampi
the Elder
Self-portrait (1808/10)
Born31 December 1751
Romeno, County of Tyrol
Died11 February 1830(1830-02-11) (aged 78)
Vienna

Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder (German: Johann Baptist von Lampi der Ältere, Polish: Jan Chrzciciel Lampi; 31 December 1751 – 11 February 1830) was an Austrian-Italian historical and portrait painter. He settled in the Russian Empire after the third and final partition of Poland, enticed by an extremely generous offer from Tsar Paul I of Russia.

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