Ignaz Michael Marcel Gaugengigl (16 January 1855 – 3 August 1932) was a German-American painter and engraver who worked primarily in the United States. He specialized in portraits and historical paintings. Biography Ignaz Gaugengigl was born in Passau, Bavaria on 16 January 1855. His father (also named Ignaz) was a teacher who wrote several books on linguistics and related subjects. After finishing school, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, where he studied under Johann Leonhard Raab and Wilhelm von Diez. In 1880, he visited his sister in Boston and decided to settle there himself. He quickly assimilated into the city's cultural life and became a friend of Sylvester Koehler, the first curator of prints at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. He was known as the "Meissonier of Boston", because of his many portraits of the "Boston Brahmins" and their families, and was one of the founders of the Guild of Boston Artists. Most of his works are in private collections. He died at his studio in Boston on 3 August 1932. References External links Childs Gallery, Boston: Works by Gaugengigl American Gallery: Works by Gaugengigl Artcyclopedia: List of other places where Gaugengigl's work is on public display. 1855 births 1932 deaths 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters 19th-century German painters 19th-century American male artists German male painters American engravers German engravers Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni Painters from Massachusetts Artists from Boston People from Passau German emigrants to the United States 20th-century American printmakers 20th-century German printmakers 20th-century German painters 20th-century American male artists 20th-century engravers