Joachim Martin Falbe (11 June 1709 – 22 March 1782) was a German

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Biography

Born in

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in 1709, Falbe was instructed at first by

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and later by A. Pesne. At Pesne's suggestion Falbe was appointed court painter of Prince August Ludwig von Anhalt-Köthen in 1739. Several etchings based on Rembrandt's paintings, or in the master's style, are attributed to him. Some extant copies are signed with Falbe's monogram have survived. In

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he was elected a member of the Academy at Berlin, in which city he died in 1782. File:Joachim Martin Falbe 2.jpg, ''Portrait of an old lady'', 1755, now in the

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File:Rundgang 43 - unbekannte Dame.jpg, ''Portrait of an unknown lady'', ca. 1764, now in

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File:Joachim Martin Falbe 1.jpg, ''Old woman with a prayer book'', etching from ca. 1752

References

* 1709 births 1782 deaths 18th-century German painters 18th-century German male artists German male painters German portrait painters Painters from Berlin Painters from the Kingdom of Prussia {{Germany-painter-stub