Wilhelm Carl Räuber

Painter born July 11, 1849 in Marienwerder in Western Pruce. He died on January 25 in Munich.

He was a painter of portraits, genre and history. Grandson of a municipal councilor and a commercial councilor from Elbingen. He began his studies from 1869 to 1870 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Königsberg.

In 1872 he moved to Munich at the age of 26. He studied there under the direction of Wilhelm Von Diez.

After graduating he moved to Munich. Since 1879 he has participated in numerous exhibitions. In 1880 he received the small gold medal at the Düsseldorf art exhibition and in 1883 at the Munich international art exhibition he also received the gold medal.