Tautenhayn was born in Vienna, where he studied at the
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1854–60) under Carl Radnitzky (1818–1901) and sculpture under Franz Lukas Bauer (1798–1872), then in the engravers' academy of the
Imperial mint. After his return from a study trip through
Italy,
France, and
England, undertaken in 1869–72, he was appointed Imperial engraver of coins and medals, and in 1881 professor at the academy. ==Works==