Michael Wutky (1739 - 28 September 1822/23) was an Austrian landscape painter in the Rococo style who specialized in Italian scenes.

Mount Vesuvius was especially active at that time, and he took the opportunity to capture close-up scenes of the eruptions and lava flows.

[4] Accompanied by the English diplomat and volcanologist Sir William Hamilton, he even made risky trips close to the volcano's crater.

[5][3] His stepbrother, Franz Neumann (1744-1816), the Director of the "Royal Coin and Antiquities Gallery", left him 40,000 Florins, but he continued to earn his living by painting.

Many years earlier, Lord Bristol had offered to buy two of his Italian landscapes for 1,200 Ducats apiece, but died before the sale was completed.