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Hackert, Philipp

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Hackert, Philipp (1737-1807)

German landscape painter. He worked in Italy from 1786. His paintings include views of Rome and many Italian seaports.

Born at Prenzlau in Prussia, he first settled in Rome, and in 1786 he was appointed painter to the king of Naples. He left Naples for Florence 1799. One of his many commissions, to paint six pictures of Count Orlov's naval victory over the Turks 1770, was from Empress Catherine of Russia.



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