August Schneider

August Schneider
Photo by Christian Olsen, Chra. 1866.
Born	Gerhard August Schneider (1842-01-06)6 January 1842 Flekkefjord, Norway
Died	14 January 1873(1873-01-14) (aged 31) Antwerp, Belgium
Nationality	Norwegian
Education	J.F. Eckersberg’s Art School in Kristiania (1867–1868) Det kongelige Akademie for de skiønne Kunster, Copenhagen (1868–1870) Koninklijke Academie voor Schoone Kunsten te Antwerpen or Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts à Anvers (1871–1872)
Known for	Drawing and Painting
Notable work	Made illustrations for Norwegian Fairy Tales by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, i.e. Peik med Narrestikkene, etc., Paa Havets Bund – The Art Carnival in Oslo 1867 Hallingdandsen. Two oil paintings and a lot of drawings at the National Museum for Art (National Gallery) in Oslo.
Movement	Realism, influenced by Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891)
Patron(s)	Schäffers legate, king Carl XV

Gerhard August Schneider (6 January 1842 – 14 January 1873) was a Norwegian artist and illustrator of folk tales.^{[1] [2]}