Luise von Martens

Luise Henriette von Martens (January 15, 1828 – September 16, 1894) was a German painter and draughtswoman.

Luise von Martens was born in Stuttgart on 15 January 1828.

Her father was Georg Matthias von Martens, a lawyer and botanist,[1] and her brother was the zoologist Eduard von Martens.

Von Martens studied painting in Düsseldorf under Karl Ferdinand Sohn, after which she travelled abroad.

[1] Von Martens died unmarried on 16 September 1894.