Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, member of a large German family of artists, spanning three generations. The family patriarch, Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1682-1764), was a master baker at the State Hospital in Haina. The Tischbeins also produced a number of master carpenters. (The name translates as "Table Leg").... For a complete family tree, see the corresponding article in German Wikipedia. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tischbein_family) Nephew of J.H.W. Tischbein.