A handsome portrait of Johann George Willing by Jakob Philipp Nicodemo, court painter of Karlsruhe. Some flaking, a little over-painting and a small ripple in the canvas.
Image size H 785mm, W 595mm
Johann Georg Willing, was a merchant in Lahr, Germany.
Jakob Philipp ( or Philipp Jacob ) Nicodemo was the court painter for Louis George, Margrave of Baden Baden, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Salzburg ( in Latin, Salisburgensis ) 4th April 1728, he died in Karlsruhe 1794. From 1757, Nicodemo worked as badischer Hofmaler (court painter) in Rastatt. There he received an annual pension of 100 Gulden; to increase his income, he took other assignments, such as this work.
We also have the matching portrait of Johann’s wife Margarethe. In the bottom right of the portrait, Johann is holding a ticket to one of his wife’s performances.
$5,600.00