Albrecht Kauw (1621 - 1681) was a Swiss still-life painter, cartographer and a painter of vedute.
Kauw was born in Strasbourg, then moved to Bern in 1640. He painted a large number of works for public buildings and for various chateaux. Kauw primarily painted still lifes and landscapes. He trained his son Albrecht Kauw the Younger to also be a painter.[1] He died in Bern.