About Johan Philip Korn
Lived 1728 – 1796 (aged 67–68). Johan Philip Korn was a Swedish painter.
Johan Philip Korn (30 August 1727 – 29 March 1796) was a Swedish painter.
Biography Korn was born at Uddevalla in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. He was the son of Filip Ludvig Korn (1698-1741) and Maria Elfwing (1708-1742). He first began his career as a decorative painter. He was a student of artist Johan Sevenbom (1721-1784). After further studies he changed to landscape painting in the Rococo style of French artist François Boucher (1703–1770).
In 1759, Korn became master of the Stockholm Painting Office (Stockholms målarämbete) and held this position until his death. Korn became a member (agré) at the Swedish Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1777.
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Who was Johan Philip Korn?
Swedish artist (1728-1796)
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Johan Philip Korn was born in 1728 in Uddevalla.
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Johan Philip Korn died on 29 March 1796 in Stockholm.
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Johan Philip Korn was a painter.
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Johan Philip Korn was Swedish.
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