Franz Gerhard Von Kügelgen (Bacharach, February 26, 1772 – Dresden, March 27, 1820) was a German portrait painter. In 1820, Kügelgen was killed by a thief while en route from his studio in Loschwitz to Dresden. He is buried in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Dresden. The asteroid 11313 Kügelgen is named after him and his son Wilhelm.
[Alte und Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin - Oil on canvas]