Woldemar Hau
1816–1895 (age 79)
Biography
Woldemar Hau (Russian: Влади́мир Ива́нович Га́у, romanized: Vladimir Ivanovich Gau; 14 February [O.S. 4 February] 1816 – 23 March [O.S. 11 March] 1895) was a Baltic German painter, active in St. Petersburg during Tsar Nicholas I's reign. The younger half-brother to fellow artisan Eduard Hau, he was best known for his watercolor portraits of the Russian imperial family and nobility, typical of the Biedermeier style.