Background
Johann de Peters was born on January 16, 1725 in Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, into the family of writing master and miniature painter Wilhelm Anton Peters.
Johann de Peters was born on January 16, 1725 in Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, into the family of writing master and miniature painter Wilhelm Anton Peters.
Firstly, Johann learned the painting with his father. Then he studied in Paris under Greuze.
It is documented that in 1756 de Peters lived in Paris and became a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc. From 1768, Peter was appointed a court painter of Christian VII, the King of Denmark, from whom he received the order to create four miniature portraits during a trip abroad in Paris. During that time de Peters also worked as a collector and dealer of art and musician. The French Revolution finished de Peter's well-being life, he was impoverished and finally in 1791 returned to his hometown of Cologne. Since then de Peters received only a few commissions, including from his patron Ferdinand Franz Wallraf. As a result, he died in poverty on October 6, 1795. Many of his works are considered lost. A part of this extensive collection of more than 680 drawings created in Paris were presented in summer 2012 in the Graphic Cabinet of the Cologne Museum.
Woman with lute
Die hübsche Köchin
Huldigung an Gluck
Portrait d'un homme portant un exemplaire des Essais de Montaigne
Selbstbildnis an der Staffelei
Sitzende junge Frau im Hemd
Die büßende Maria Magdalena
The Happy Mother
Junge Frau, ein Buch lesend
Bein- und Draperiestudie
Liegender weiblicher Akt
Young lady at her toilet combing her hair
De Peters married the miniature painter Elisabeth Gouel de Villebrun in Paris.
