Ferdinand Julius Wilhelm Laufberger (16 February 1829, Mariaschein – 16 July 1881, Vienna) was an Austrian painter and etcher.

He initially painted genre scenes of peasant and village life then, in 1855, on behalf of Österreichischer Lloyd (a shipping company), travelled through the Danube Vilayet to Istanbul, creating a series of drawings that were made into popular engravings.

A two-year travel grant from the Vienna Academy enabled him to visit several important art venues, beginning with Germany and Belgium.

Two years later, he was commissioned to create decorations for the courtyard at the Kunsthistorisches Museum (then under construction); hiring two assistants: Ernst and Gustav Klimt.

He also designed the stained glass, created by Carl Geyling [de], in the Industrial Hall at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair.