Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder | |
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![]() Self-portrait (1808/10) | |
Born | 31 December 1751 |
Died | 11 February 1830 | (aged 78)
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 the Tsar.[1]