Johann Heinrich Lips

Johann Heinrich Lips (29 April 1758, in Kloten – 5 May 1817, in Zürich) was a Swiss copper engraver; mostly of portraits.From 1780 to 1782, with financial assistance, he made a study tour of Germany which included time at the Drawing Academy in Mannheim and a visit to Düsseldorf, where he discovered the works of Anthony van Dyck.[1] From 1782 to 1789, he spent much of his time in Rome, where he became part of the German artistic community; befriending Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, who was touring Italy with Goethe.[2] Although grateful to Lavater for his continuing support, he felt trapped in Rome and his natural tendency to hypochondria intensified.While there, he illustrated works by Goethe and Friedrich Schiller and created portraits of numerous German creative artists and intellectuals.
Self-portrait (date unknown)
Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1791); used on several German postage stamps.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheKlotenZürichcopper engraverJohann Caspar LavaterJohann Caspar FüsslietcherJohann Rudolf SchellenbergWinterthurtreatisephysiognomyHenry FuseliMannheimDüsseldorfAnthony van DyckJohann Heinrich Wilhelm TischbeinGoethehypochondriaWeimar Princely Free Drawing SchoolFriedrich SchillerChristoph Martin WielandSIKARTHistorical Dictionary of SwitzerlandAllgemeine Deutsche Biographie