Anton Graff
>Anton Graff
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[[Category:German painters|Graff]]
'''Anton Graff''' (born November 18, 1736 in [[Winterthur]], died June 22, 1813 in [[Dresden]]) was a famous portrait artist.
Graff was born the son of a craftsman in Winterthur. There and in [[Augsburg]] he learned to paint. In 1766 he was appointed a painter and lecturer at the Dresden Art Academy. In his later years he turned to painting landscapes.
He was one of the most important painters of his time. Some 2000 of his works survive.
[[Category:German painters|Graff]]