August Matthias Hagen [SEP] place of death
August Matthias Hagen
August Matthias Hagen (23 February 1794, near Valka, Latvia - 2 December 1878, Tartu, Estonia) was a Baltic German painter and graphic artist. He specialized in landscapes and cityscapes with figures.
Life.
His father was a mill operator. Originally, he was apprenticed to be a carpenter but, while at a private boarding school, began to show some talent for drawing. Unfortunately, due to a childhood accident aggravated by a later illness, he was almost blind in one eye
his extant plates and etchings continue to be used as illustrations in history books today.
Legacy.
Several of Senff's pupils that would go on to become world-renowned artists, including August Clara, August Schuch, L. V. Maydell and August Matthias Hagen.
In addition to his mentorship of young artists, Senff also served as guardian to his nephew Karl Friedrich Knorre, son of Senff's sister Sophie and the German astronomer Ernst Friedrich Knorre following the latter's death in 1801. Senff secured the talented young boy