Karl August Senff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl August Senff

German painter

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1770

Place of Birth: Kreypau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1838

Profession: engraver, painter, university teacher

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Karl August Senff (12 March 1770 – 14 January [O.S.
2] 1838) was a Baltic German painter, engraver and teacher.
He is best known for his etchings of famous German and Baltic German military figures in service to the Imperial Russian Army.
He served as professor of drawing at the University of Dorpat (now University of Tartu) from its reopening in 1802 until his death in 1838 where he trained some of Estonia's most celebrated artists.