ANTING Johann Friedrich (Johann Friedrich Anting)

26 мая 1753 (Gotha, Germany) — 12 августа 1805 (Saint-Петербург)

the Artist, silhouettist

From the family of the garrison pastor. He graduated from the gymnasium in Gotha, the theological faculty of Jena University. In 1783, met in Gotha to the Baron F. von Munchausen, which has decided to try himself in the Russian service.

In 1784-1786 lived in St. Petersburg. Worked on the silhouette, quickly achieved popularity. Carried out orders of the Imperial court: he created portraits of Catherine II, Paul I, Maria Feodorovna, Alexander and Constantine Pavlovich, court. In July 1785 — February 1786 he made a trip to Russia: visited Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Penza, Novgorod, Astrakhan.

In 1786 he returned to Germany; traveled to Germany, Austria, France, England. In the first half of 1780-х began collecting autographs of famous people who were United in albums, and accompanied the silhouette portraits. In 1790 he made his debut as a writer by publishing a series of letters that reflected the experience of traveling in Europe.

In 1791 again came to Russia. In 1793 he accompanied the count А. Н. Самойлова on his trip to Constantinople. By the way, in Kherson met А. В. Суворовым he entered under the protection of military commander in the Russian army as a cadet. In April 1796 в the rank of Colonel he became adjutant of Suvorov, his portraitist and biographer. The author of the book "the Life and military actions of the Generalissimo, Prince of Italy, count Suvorov-Рымникского". (St. PETERSBURG, 1804), translated into many European languages, of a number of articles about Russia.

Created a series of silhouette portraits members St.-Петербургской Academy of Sciences: К. Ф. Вольфа, И. Г. Георги, С. К. Котельникова, Л. Ю. Крафта, А. И. Лекселя, И. И. Лепехина, П.-С. Палласа, Я. Я. Штелина, И. А. Эйлера and others. In addition to portraits, performing group scenes, silhouette complex compositions with several figures, architectural composition. A number of silhouettes of ANTING served as originals for engravings Д. Бергера ("Catherine II with her family before the bust of Peter the great in Tsarskoye Selo garden") and Ф. Дюрфельда ("the Pashkov House in Moscow").

the Works are in many Museum collections, including the State Russian Museum, the State Museum of ceramics and "Manor Kuskovo XVIII century" and other.