Johann Julius Heinsius

Johann Julius Heinsius (7 February 1740, Hildburghausen - 19 May 1812, Orléans) was a German oil painter and miniaturist.

Biography He was the brother of Johann Ernst Heinsius, a painter from Ilmenau. They were the sons of the painter Johann Christian Heintz (1706-1752). Heinsius travelled with his father to the Netherlands around 1752 and there he became an active painter. From 1771 he went to France and exhibited canvases at salons. Soon afterwards, he returned to Germany and in 1772 he became an official painter in Weimar.

Later on, he became painter of Louis XV's daughters. In 1779 and 1782 he exhibited at the "Salon de la Correspondance" in Paris. Among the works he exhibited at 1782 exhibition were portraits of the d'Espagnac family. Regular trips to Paris, however, kept him well informed of artistic trends there. Heinsius produced a great number of oil paintings, as well as miniatures and drawings in black chalk.

Selected exhibitions Paris, Louvre Museum, "Portrait de femme" Paris, Louvre Museum, "Portrait d'homme" Paris, Louvre Museum, "Antoine Huard à l'âge de 30 ans" Versailles, Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, "Jeanne Philippon, Madame Roland" Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, "Madame Victoire", fille de Louis XV