Gerhard von Kügelgen (1772 - 1820)

Gerhard von Kügelgen

Franz Gerhard von Kügelgen was a German painter of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is known as a portrait painter, famous for his portraits of political and public figures, scientists and artists.

Kügelgen was a professor at the Academy of Arts in Dresden and a member of the Prussian and Russian Academies of Arts. He created portraits of famous personalities of his time, such as Caspar David Friedrich, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Friedrich Schiller and others. His works left a significant mark in the history of German art. His twin brother Carl von Kügelgen was also an artist.