About Karl August Senff
Lived 1770 – 1838 (aged 67). Karl August Senff was a Russian painter, university teacher, engraver, visual artist, graphic artist and illustrator, known for Imperial University of Dorpat.
Karl August Senff (12 March 1770 – ) was a Baltic German painter, engraver and teacher. He is best known for his etchings of famous German and Baltic German military figures in service to the Imperial Russian Army. He served as professor of drawing at the Imperial University of Dorpat (now University of Tartu) from its reopening in 1802 until his death in 1838 where he trained some of Estonia's most celebrated artists.
Life and work An example of Senff's landscape painting, "A View on Narva" (1812). Gouache on paper.
Senff was born in the village of Kreypau, Kingdom of Prussia. The son of Karl Friedrich Senff, a Protestant theologian, he had originally planned to study medicine at Halle but by 1788 had transferred to the Leipzig Academy of Arts
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Who was Karl August Senff?
Baltic German painter (1770-1838)
When was Karl August Senff born?
Karl August Senff was born on 12 March 1770 in Kreypau.
When did Karl August Senff die?
Karl August Senff died on 14 January 1838 in Tartu.
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Karl August Senff was a painter, university teacher, engraver, visual artist, graphic artist and illustrator.
What was Karl August Senff known for?
Karl August Senff was known for Imperial University of Dorpat.
What nationality was Karl August Senff?
Karl August Senff was Russian.
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