From 1800, he was a pupil in the studios of
Johann Gottfried Schadow. While there, he assisted in creating the
Blücher Monument in
Rostock and the
Luther Monument in
Wittenberg. Faced by approaching deadlines,
Christian Daniel Rauch and
Christian Friedrich Tieck appointed him to finish the designs of their two figures on the Monument: those representing the
Battle of Katzbach and the
Battle of Bar-sur-Aube. Following the death of
Emanuel Bardou in 1818, Wichmann took over his classes at the Berlin School of Arts and Crafts. In 1819, he was named a member of the
Prussian Academy of Arts. He spent the years 1819 to 1821 in Italy with his older brother , who was also a sculptor. On their return, they opened a studio that specialized in portrait busts. In 1832, Ludwig was appointed a Professor at the Prussian Academy. Over the years, he produced many designs and models for his father-in-law
Tobias Feilner, a Master Potter and
terracotta maker. The figure of the
Archangel Michael in the
Friedrichswerder Church is based on one of his clay models. == Selected works ==