Karl Wilhelm WACH (1787-1845) ✿

Karl Wilhelm WACH (1787-1845) was a German painter. He was a pupil of Carl Kretschmar in Berlin from 1797 to 1804, then he attended the studio of Jacques-Louis David in Paris from 1815 to 1817. From 1817 to 1819 he was in Rome, where he studied Raphael's work.

Back in Berlin he was a teacher at the local Academy. He painted portraits and above all compositions, sometimes religious, inspired by Raphael, Giulio Romano, Andrea del Sarto.