Friedrich Gauermann was born in Miesenbach, Austria in 1807. Best known for his paintings of humans and animals in nature, Friedrich was the son of stonemason and painter, Jakob Gauermann.

Gauermann began his studies by copying landscapes hanging in the galleries around his home, and furthered his lessons under Josef Mossmer at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts. During his travels around Austria, Friedrich painted copies of Master works deemed remarkable for someone his age, and later exhibited at the Vienna Exhibition of 1824.

His work drew the attention of Prince Metternich and Caraman, the French Ambassador, leading to commissions in 1825 and 1826. A painting he exhibited in 1829, The Storm, enhanced ...