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Anton Graff (born November 18 1736 in Winterthur , died June 22 1813 in Dresden ) was a famous portrait artist.

Graff was born the son of a craftsman in Winterthur. There and in Augsburg he learned to paint. In 1766 he was appointed a painter and lecturer at the Dresden Art Academy . In his later years he turned to painting landscapes.

He was one of the most important painters of his time. Some 2000 of his works survive.