Leopold Carl Müller (1834, Dresden-1892, Vienna) was a genre and landscape artist who became famous for founding the Austrian school of Orientalist painting. He studied at the Vienna Academy under Karl von Blaas and Christian Ruben. From 1862-1867, Müller worked as a historical illustrator for the Vienna office of Le Figaro. During this time, Müller became inspired after a visit to Paris by the Orientalist genre painting of Eugene Fromentin. Later, Müller traveled extensively to Hungary, Italy and Egypt and maintained studios in Venice (1870-72), Sicily (1872-3) and Cairo (1873-1880's).

In 1877 Müller took a position as professor at the Vienna Academy and later as a rector during 1890-91. His most famous work is The Market In Cairo, 1878 which is at Osterreichische Gallerie Belvedere, Vienna, Austria.

Source: Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings, Champlin, Perkins, 1885.

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