Hans Werner Schmidt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hans Werner Schmidt

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1859

Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany

Date of Death: 31-May-1950

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Hans Werner Schmidt (1859-1950) was a German painter, illustrator and etcher.
Primarily, he created history paintings, frequently dealing with the history of Weimar and the life of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Grown up as the son of a craftsman, Schmidt began studying at the Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School in 1879.
As a student of Albert Heinrich Brendel and Theodor Hagen he became a master student in 1885 and was appointed professor in 1903.