Ferdinand von Rayski

Ferdinand von Rayski (1806–1890) was a German artist noted for portraits and landscapes.

He began his career as a professional artist in 1829, painting portraits of his noble relatives in Hannover and Silesia.

From 1831 to 1834 he lived in Dresden, where he received numerous portrait commissions.

He traveled to Paris in 1834–35, and was influenced by the works of Delacroix, Géricault and Gros.

Rayski gained a reputation as a distinguished portrait painter, but also produced animal and hunting scenes, as well as, yet less frequently, military, historical and mythological paintings.