About Karl Hampeln
Lived 1794 – 1880 (aged 85–86). Karl Hampeln was a Russian painter and graphic artist.
Karl von Hampeln, also known as Carl or Charles (; 1794 – after 1880), was an Austrian watercolour and miniature painter, graphic artist, portraitist, engraver, and lithographer active in the Russian Empire and Vienna.
Some sources mention that he was born in 1808 in Saint Petersburg.
Biography Karl von Hampeln was born deaf and mute into an Austrian family residing in the Russian Empire. With the scholarship granted by Empress Maria Feodorovna, he was first admitted to a school for the deaf in Vienna and later studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. During the Congress of Vienna in 1815, he was introduced to Tsar Alexander I, who financed his continued stay in Vienna.
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Who was Karl Hampeln?
Russian painter (1808-1880)
When was Karl Hampeln born?
Karl Hampeln was born in 1794 in Saint Petersburg.
When did Karl Hampeln die?
Karl Hampeln died in 1880 in Vienna.
What was Karl Hampeln's occupation?
Karl Hampeln was a painter and graphic artist.
What nationality was Karl Hampeln?
Karl Hampeln was Russian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Karl Hampeln. https://biography.guide/karl-hampeln/
MLA: "Karl Hampeln." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/karl-hampeln/.
Chicago: "Karl Hampeln." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/karl-hampeln/.
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