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Gustav Kruell — William Morris Hunt

Gustav Kruell

William Morris Hunt

1887

Capturing the renowned American painter through the crisp lines of wood engraving, Kruell's portrait reflects the era's preference for translating photographic likenesses into printmaking media for mass distribution.

Medium
wood engraving

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Gustav Kruell, William Morris Hunt, 1887

Capturing the renowned American painter through the crisp lines of wood engraving, Kruell's portrait reflects the era's preference for translating photographic likenesses into printmaking media for mass distribution.

Medium
wood engraving
Year
1887
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, American, Classical, Traditional, Wood Engraving, Portrait, Engraving, Figurative, Black and White

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