Johanne Seizberg (1732–1772) was a Danish artist, drawing artist, and illustrator, and a teacher. Probably born in

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, She was daughter of the printer Riedlinger and married Lieutenant Simon Philippinus Nerius Seizberg. From 1754, she was a student of the artist couple Frants Michael Regenfuss and Margaretha Ludwig. She illustrated the ''Auserlesne Schnecken, Musscheln und andere Schaalthiere'' (1758), and the ''Flora Danica'' (1761). In 1762, she became a teacher in the art school for female students protected by the

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. In 1772, the school was closed after the fall of

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1732 births 1772 deaths 18th-century Danish illustrators 18th-century Danish women artists 18th-century Danish educators 18th-century Danish women educators Artists from Denmark–Norway Draughtswomen {{Denmark-painter-stub