Johann Esais Nilson ( 1721 - 1783 ) was a German painter. Johann Esais Nilson s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 450 USD for DESIGN FOR A PORTRAIT CARTOUCHE in 2004 to 7370.74 USD for Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in a fictive frame, surrounded by an arbour and with allegorical figures of Germania and Gall in