Ferdinand Rayski - Artist Info

About Ferdinand Rayski

  • Biography from Kunsthaus Lempertz

    Ferdiand von Rayski came from Saxon nobility, his father was a royal Saxon colonel and adjutant general to King Frederick August I; he himself trained as an officer before embarking on an artistic career and enrolling at the Dresden Art Academy. His background and his knowledge of officer life made him the most important chronicler, especially of the Saxon nobility.

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