Hermann von Königsbrunn

Hermann Freiherr von Königsbrunn (1 March 1823, in Bad Radkersburg – 16 February 1907, in Graz) was an Austrian landscape painter.

He studied in Graz, where he frequented the studios of the landscape painter and author, Josef Kuwasseg [de], and developed an interest in art.

In 1848, he decided to pursue a career as a painter and studied with Leopold Rottmann, a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

In 1851, he became a travel companion to Franz Ritter von Friedau (1826-1888), heir to an industrial fortune, and the zoologist Ludwig Karl Schmarda.

Among his notable students there were Marie Egner, Ernestine von Kirchsberg, Anton Marussig [de] and Alfred Zoff.