Johan Pasch was a Swedish painter. He was court painter

Court painter

A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...

 to the Swedish court from 1748 onwards and hovintendent from 1758 onwards. He was the brother of Lorens Pasch the Elder

Lorens Pasch the Elder

Lorens, Lorenz or Lorentz Pasch the Elder was a Swedish painter and the brother of Johan Pasch.-Life:...

 and uncle to Lorens Pasch the Younger

Lorens Pasch the Younger

Lorens or Lorenz Pasch the Younger was a Swedish painter.-Life:He grew up in an artistic family , but his father Lorens Pasch the Elder wanted him to become a priest. He was thus sent to study in Uppsala aged 10...

 and Ulrika Pasch

Ulrika Pasch

Ulrika Fredrica Pasch , also known as Ulla Pasch, was a Swedish painter and miniaturist. She was one of few female artists known in Scandinavia before the 19th century...

, all three of whom were also painters.

One of his most notable paintings is the Hönstavlan (1747). Johan is best known as a decorative painter, unlike his brother who was a portraitist. Common motifs in his work include allegorical representations of the four seasons or four continents, typical of the French-influenced Rococo

Rococo

Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...

.