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| Titles: | Oval Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt in 1814 at Age Forty-Five Proof impression of plate from Alexander von Humboldt. Eine wissenschaftliche Biographie, vol. 2 (Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, 1872) |
| Date: | c. 1872 |
| Artists: | Alfred Krausse (German, 1829–1894) After a drawing of 1814 by Baron Alexander von Humboldt (German, 1769–1859) Baron Alexander von Humboldt (German, 1769–1859) |
| Medium: | Etching and engraving (proof) |
| Dimensions: | Plate: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches (24.8 x 17.2 cm) Sheet: 15 1/16 x 10 15/16 inches (38.2 x 27.8 cm) |
| Classification: | Prints |
| Credit Line: | The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985 |
| Accession Number: | 1985-52-13612 |
| Geography: | Made in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe |
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