Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
Johann Lebrecht Eggink
Pāvilosta 20.11.1784 — Jelgava 19.03.1867
Johann Leberecht Eggink (Russian: Иван Егорович Эггинк) was a German-Baltic and Russian artist of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as a painter and teacher.
Johann Eggink lived and worked in the Russian Empire for some 40 years. He was mainly engaged in historical painting, creating paintings with subjects from a variety of eras, including ancient Rome and ancient Russia. The artist was also famous for his portraits and portrait miniatures. He received the title of Academician of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
1784–1867