Augusta Schmidt

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Augusta Schmidt (* around 1800 in Berlin ; † after 1831) was a German portrait and genre painter.

Life

Little is known about Augusta Schmidt today. As a young woman she came to Paris to be trained as a student of the history and portrait painter Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse and his wife. In 1827 Schmidt was represented with two portraits at the Paris Salon and lived at 59 Rue Saint-André-des-arts. It is not known whether Augusta Schmidt stayed longer in the French capital or later returned to Germany.

Works (selection)

Paris time
  • Portrait en pied de Mme Virginie C. , whereabouts unknown (Salon 1827, no.948)
  • Portrait d'Enfant , whereabouts unknown (ibid., No. 949)

literature

  • Sarah Salomon: Schmidt, Augusta. In: Bénédicte Savoy, France Nerlich (ed.): Paris apprenticeship years. A lexicon for training German painters in the French capital. Volume 1: 1793-1843. De Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-029057-8 , pp. 258-259.
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Augusta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German portrait and genre painter
DATE OF BIRTH around 1800
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH after 1831