William Hahn (born Carl Wilhelm Hahn; 7 January 1829 – 8 June 1887), was a German painter active in the United States known for his genre paintings of California. Born in Ebersbach, Saxony, he trained at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and the Düsseldorf Academy. He befriended Scotch artist William Keith, and accompanied Keith to the United States, where the two founded a Boston studio before traveling to California. References External links Painters from California German genre painters 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists 1829 births 1887 deaths Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni People from Ebersbach-Neugersdorf Dresden Academy of Fine Arts