German-Swedish graphic artist, etcher and battle painter
Johann Philip Lemke, also given as Lembke or Lemcke (19 May 1631, Nuremberg - 3 April 1711, Stockholm) was a German-Swedish graphic artist, etcher and battle painter. Biography. His father was a sergeant in the Civil Guard during the Thirty Years' War. Despite the chaotic situation, he was able to attend school in Hamburg and, from 1642 to 1647, studied art with Jacob Weyer. He then went to Haarlem, where he studied with Jacob de Wet from 1649 to 1651. After that, he returned to Nuremberg and worked as an assistant to the etcher, Georg Strauch (1613-1673).
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Johann Philip Lemke, also given as Lembke or Lemcke (19 May 1631, Nuremberg - 3 April 1711, Stockholm) was a German-Swedish graphic artist, etcher and battle painter. Biography. His father was a sergeant in the Civil Guard during the Thirty Years' War. Despite the chaotic situation, he was able to attend school in Hamburg and, from 1642 to 1647, studied art with Jacob Weyer. He then went to Haarlem, where he studied with Jacob de Wet from 1649 to 1651. After that, he returned to Nuremberg and worked as an assistant to the etcher, Georg Strauch (1613-1673).
