Jeremiah Meyer (1735–1789): A Portraitist of His Time Jeremiah Meyer, born Jeremias Majer in Tübingen, Germany on January 18, 1735, was a German artist who achieved considerable renown during the Enlightenment era. Though biographical details remain somewhat sparse compared to his contemporaries—particularly those celebrated by Reynolds and Gainsborough—scholarly research has begun to illuminate his life’s trajectory and artistic cont…