Hans Werner Schmidt (1859 – 1950) was a German painter, illustrator and etcher. Primarily, he created history paintings, frequently dealing with the history of Weimar and the life of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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Grown up as the son of a craftsman, Schmidt began studying at the Weimar Saxon Grand Ducal Art School in 1879. As a student of Albert Heinrich Brendel and Theodor Hagen he became a master student in 1885 and was appointed professor in 1903.

External links

• Hans W. Schmidt at Artnet
• Information about Hans W. Schmidt at auction house Mehlis (in German)

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