Johann Georg Ziesenis

Who was Johann Georg Ziesenis?

{{Infobox person | name = Johann Georg Ziesenis | image = Friedrich1763o.jpg | alt = Portrait of King Frederick II of Prussia, painted by Johann Georg Ziesenis 1763 | caption = Portrait of King Frederick II of Prussia, painted by Johann Georg Ziesenis 1763 | birth_name = | birth_date = 1716 | birth_place = Copenhagen | death_date = March 4, 1776 | death_place = Hannover | nationality = [[Germany|German] - Danish] | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Portrait painter }}

Johann Georg Ziesenis was a German - danish portrait painter.

After drawing lessons from his father, Ziesenis lived in Düsseldorf, where he painted several portraits of the royal family. In 1760 he became court painter at Hanover. Johann Georg Ziesenis created about 260 portraits and other paintings and sketches in the course of his life. On behalf of Duchess Philippine Charlotte of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, the sister of King Frederick II of Prussia, he had the opportunity to make a portrait of the regent in the period from 17 to 20 June 1763 at Castle Salzdahlum. It is the only painting that has been designed during the reign of King's life.