Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch (1790-1850)

Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch (15 March 1790 - 9 June 1850) was a lieutenant general in the Prussian Army. Born in Potsdam, he was the son of Bonaventura von Rauch and took part in the War of the Fourth Coalition. He served as an adjutant to Frederick William IV of Prussia and as Prussia's military attaché at the Russian court of Tsar Nicholas I. He died in Berlin. His son Friedrich Wilhelm von Rauch also became a lieutenant general.

Pastel sketch of von Rauch from the studio of Franz Krüger, c. 1847