Woldemar Hau | |
|---|---|
| Владимир Гау | |
 Self-portrait (1855) | |
| Born | February 4, 1816 |
| Died | March 11, 1895 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Education | Member Academy of Arts (1849) |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1836) |
| Known for | watercolor painting |
| Spouse |
Louise Sanftleben (m. 1842) |
Woldemar Hau (Russian: Владимир Иванович Гау, romanized: Vladimir Ivanovich Gau; 14 February [O.S. 4 February] 1816 – 23 March [O.S. 11 March] 1895) was a Baltic German watercolour painter best known for his portraits of Russian Imperial family and nobility, typical of the Biedermeier style.[1]
- ^ Hellmuth Weiss (1969), "Hau, Woldemar", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 8, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 68–68; (full text online)