New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Johann Esaias Nilson

145 works

Johann Esaias Nilson (1721-1788) was a painter, draftsperson and engraver from Germany. Read more

Featured

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray coat and white cravat with powdered hair, in a gilt scroll frame.

Portrait of a Man

Engraved rococo plate titled La Terre showing a decorative cartouche, hunters with dogs, a dead hare, and a woodland scene.

Earth

n.d.

Grey ink drawing of an ornate rococo fountain with cherubs, a standing child, a seated woman and foliage.

Rococo Fountain with Lovers and the Four Elements

Pen and wash drawing of a stage with a parted curtain, two actors peeking out, and figures tending footlights between columns

Two Actors Peeking through a Theater Curtain while Others Prepare the Footlights

Grey wash drawing of elegantly dressed people playing board games in a room, with a servant and a garden terrace behind, in a

An Elegant Company Playing Board Games

1756

Pen and wash drawing of elegantly dressed figures playing billiards in an interior, framed by a rococo scrolled border.

Ladies and Gentlemen Playing Billiards

1756

Stanislaus Augustus King of Poland

1771

Red chalk study of a right hand resting on a surface, shaded with diagonal hatching on cream paper.

Studie zu einer rechten Hand

Engraved allegory with figures gathered around a map of Poland, a winged figure with trumpets above, bilingual title below.

La Situation de la Pologne en MDCCLXXIII = Die Lage des Königreichs Pohlen im Iahr 1773

1773

Engraved allegory of art with a crowned female figure above winged figures, putti and an animal on a rocky mound.

Allegorie op de kunst

1731

Engraving of a fireplace with urns and putti, where a seated couple with a goat, sheep and dog share a meal.

Middag

1731

Engraving of a herdsman blowing a horn beneath a window with a woman, with a resting cow in the foreground.

Ochtend

1731

Engraving of a garden fountain with a lion-head spout, sheep, a seated woman, and a man in an oval window above.

Avond

1731

Engraving of children with a lantern and a dog in front of a wooden booth with two people at an upper window.

Nacht

1731

Engraved oval portrait of a crowned woman in a rococo frame with an angel, putti and coat of arms below.

Portret van Friederike Caroline von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld

1754

Engraved oval portrait of a woman in a lace-trimmed gown, flanked by allegorical figures and a coat of arms in a rococo carto

Portret van Sophie Caroline Marie von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel

1759

Engraved portrait of a man in a plumed hat within a rococo frame, flanked by allegorical figures and an eagle crest.

Portret van Hendrik van Pruisen

1731

Engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures, a coat of arms and a city view.

Fridericvs Christianvs Leopoldvs [...]

1763

Faint pale print of a royal portrait on cream paper with a round library stamp below the image area.

Stanislaus Augustus D. G. Rex Poloniae M. D. Lith. Natus d. 17 Jan 1731 . Elect. d. 7 Sept. Coron. d. 25 Nov. 1764. W…

1772

Red chalk drawing of figures playing backgammon at a table within an ornate rococo frame with scrolling foliage.

Game of Backgammon

1741-88

Engraved allegorical title page with an oval portrait of Louis XV in armor, surrounded by figures, books, and military symbol

Ludovicus XV Rex Christian[issi]mus Franciae et Navarrae

1774

Engraved portrait of a woman in an oval frame, with putti, classical figures and a coat of arms below.

Catharina Alexiewna Russorum Imperatrix

1762

Back of an 1764 print showing faint baroque cartouche ornament, library stamps, and a printed inscription naming Clemens Wenc

Clemens Wenceslaus D. G. Episc. Frising. [...]

1764

Four numbered etched scenes with rococo ornament showing a pipe-smoking man, a child with a rake, and garden figures.

Vier scènes met pijprokende mannen en vrouwen

1731

Engraving with two rococo music scenes: a harpsichord player in an oval frame above a man and woman playing lute beside a gar

Musici in tuin

1731

Engraved allegorical map of Poland held by figures in period dress, with a winged trumpeter above and a laurel-framed cartouc

Kaart van Polen verdeeld tussen de vorsten, 1773

1773

Engraving of elegant figures playing cards on a checkered terrace, framed by rococo scrollwork, with a town in the distance.

Kaartspel

1731

Engraved portrait of a man in an oval frame with rococo ornament, allegorical female figure and putto below.

Fr. Xaverius Aug. Alb. Lud. Reg. Princ. Polon. et Lith. Dux Saxon. Electoralis Saxoniae etc. Administrator. nat. d. 2…

1763

Engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat within a rococo frame, with figures and flags arranged below.

Portret van August Wilhelm, prins van Pruisen

1740

Engraved portrait of a man in a tricorn hat within a rococo cartouche, with an eagle coat of arms and allegorical figures.

Portret van Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig van Pruisen

1750

Two rococo cartouches: left a putto with a book and instruments, right a child with a scythe, ladder and farm animals.

Burgerstand en boerenstand

1731

Engraved portrait of a bishop in an oval medallion, flanked by a haloed figure, putti, and a coat of arms, 1763.

[Charles-Nicolas-Alexandre d'Oultremont]

1763

Johann Esaias Nilson (1721-1788) was a painter, draftsperson and engraver from Germany. Johann Esaias Nilson was born and died in Augsburg. Browse 145 works by Johann Esaias Nilson from 9 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata