Friedrich Nerly or Federico Nehrlich (October 26, 1842 - 1919) was an Italian painter who specialized in Seascapes. Nerly was of Prussian nationality. He completed his first studies with his father, a well known Landscape artist.
He later enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, studying under professors Eugene de Blaas, Federico Moja and Pompeo Mariano Molmenti. From 1862-65 and in 1866, he served in the army. He visited the principal artistic cities of Germany: Düsseldorf, Weimar, Munich, and Dresden. In 1868, he traveled to Francia, Austria, Dalmatia, and Montenegro, and visited Rome, Naples and Sicily.