Christoph Nathe

Christoph Nathe (3 January 1753, Nieder-Bielau - 10 December 1806, Schadewalde) was a German miniaturist, watercolorist and etcher.

When Gersdorff went to Leipzig, In 1774, he made it possible for Nathe to study at the Academy of Fine Arts with Adam Friedrich Oeser.

From 1783 to 1784, he accompanied the ornithologist, Karl Andreas von Meyer zu Knonow (1744-1797), a relative of Gersdorff's, on an extensive tour of Switzerland, which he later described as the high point of his life.

Despite this, he felt that his financial situation was insecure so, in 1787, he left Leipzig to accept the position of Director at the Görlitz drawing school, and taught at the local gymnasium.

In 1795, he married one of his students; Caroline von Meyer, who was Gersdorff's niece and brought a small fortune with her.