Carl von Steuben (1788 - 1856)

Carl von Steuben

Carl von Steuben (Carl August Wilhelm von Steuben) was a German and French Romantic painter and lithographer, an honorary Fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.

Steuben is known as the author of portraits and historical scenes in the style of classical painting. In addition to many exquisite portraits of famous contemporaries, he created a series of portraits of kings of France of the past. For 11 years Steuben lived in St. Petersburg, where he created seven murals for the St. Isaac's Cathedral.

Steuben taught painting to his son Alexander Joseph von Steuben, who then also worked in St. Petersburg, where he painted for St. Isaac's Cathedral.