Background
The son of Johann Gottfried Auerbach, he was born at Vienna, and became, under his father"s instruction, a talented painter of portraits and history.
The son of Johann Gottfried Auerbach, he was born at Vienna, and became, under his father"s instruction, a talented painter of portraits and history.
The cathedral of Saint Stephen in Vienna possesses an altar-piece and a ceilingpainting by him. At Hetzendorf and Innsbruck there are also examples of his art Karl Auerbach died in Vienna in 1786 (or 1788).