German, 1737–1807
Jacob Philipp Hackert (1737–1807) was a landscape painter from Prenzlau in Brandenburg who spent most of his career in Italy. He trained with his father and uncle before studying at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, later working in Swedish Pomerania and Stockholm. Hackert became known across Europe for works commissioned by figures such as Catherine the Great and Pope Pius VI, and served as court painter to Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies in Naples. He died near Florence in 1807, having taught several pupils and collaborated on art restoration projects.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Jacob Philipp Hackert · Wikidata Q560528
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