Carl Wenig
Carl Wenig | |
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Carl Wenig during the 1870s, photograph | |
| Born | February 14, 1830 Revel, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 24, 1908 (aged 77) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Saint Petersburg |
| Education | Fyodor Bruni |
| Alma mater | Imperial Academy of Arts (1853) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Style | Academism |
| Spouse | Marianna Venetonni |
| Children | 5, including Paul |
| Relatives | Bogdan Wenig (younger brother) Peter Carl Fabergé (maternal cousin) |
| Awards | |
| Elected | Member Academy of Arts (1860) Professor by rank (1862) |
Carl Gottlieb Wenig, russified as Carl Bogdanovich Wenig (26 February 1830 – 6 February 1908) was a Baltic German painter in the Academical style, active in St. Petersburg during Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III's reigns, known for his history pictures. The elder brother to fellow painter Bogdan Wenig and, alongside the latter, an in-law to the Fabergé family, he served as professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts.