| Christopher William Hunnemann | |
| Birth Date: | May 1755 |
| Death Date: | 21 November 1793 |
| Death Place: | Soho, London |
| Nationality: | British |
Christopher William Hunnemann or Christopher Wilhelm Hanneman (May 1755 - 21 November 1793) was a British portrait painter.
Christopher Wilhelm Hanneman was born in May 1755 presumably near Hanover where his father was a court physician. He joined the Royal Academy in December 1773 and three years later he was awarded the academy's silver medal. He established himself as a portrait painter creating a half length portrait for Sir John Soane in 1776 (Some say 1779), which he called Portrait of a Young Artist. He gained work copying paintings in the collection of George III including work by Thomas Gainsborough.
From 1777 he was a habitual exhibitor of his work every year at the Royal Academy. The work was usually in miniature but could be in oils or crayon.[1]
Hunneman was living in Frith Street in Soho in 1790.[2] He died in 1793 on 21 November in Soho. Causes of death are unclear, though some contemporary reports mention he died masturbating.[3]