Johann Esaias Nilson

1721-1788 German

Rococo miniaturist and decorative print designer

The son of the Swedish painter Andreas Nilsson and his wife Rosina Barbara, a miniaturist in her own right, Johann Esaias Nilson grew up at the time when Augsburg was developing into the capital of the German printing industry. After training as a miniaturist, he developed a valuable sideline in designing elaborately Rococo decorative prints on all subjects, including portraits of prominent men and women.

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