The Tischbein family was a German family of artists, originating in Hesse and 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").
Notable members include:
Anton Wilhelm Tischbein (1730-1804), painter (the Hanauer Tischbein)
August Albrecht Christian Tischbein (1768–1848), painter and lithographer
August Anton Tischbein (1805-after 1867), painter
Carl Wilhelm Tischbein (1797-1855), painter
Christian Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1824), painter, architect and gallery director
Georg Heinrich Tischbein (1753–1848), etcher, engraver and cartographer
Johann Anton Tischbein (1720–1784), painter
Johann Friedrich August Tischbein (1750-1812), painter (the Leipziger Tischbein)
Johann Heinrich Tischbein (1722-1789), painter (the Kasseler Tischbein)
Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger (1742–1808), painter and engraver
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (1751-1828), painter (the Goethe Tischbein)
Johann Jacob Tischbein (1725-1791), painter (the Lübecker Tischbein)
Johann Valentin Tischbein (1715-1768), painter and set designer
Ludwig Philipp Tischbein (1744-1806), architect and set designer
Paul Tischbein (1820-1874), painter
For a complete family tree, see the corresponding article in German Wikipedia.
