Johann Anton Alban Ramboux
German, 1790-1866
Portrait of the Brothers Konrad and Franz Eberhard
INV-4992
Johann Anton Alban Ramboux
German, 1790-1866c. 1822
Portrait of the Brothers Konrad and Franz Eberhard
Johann Anton Alban Ramboux German, 1790-1866 →lithographprint
Date
c. 1822
Medium
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.7 × 34.4 cm (12 1/2 × 13 9/16 in.); Sheet: 37 × 44.6 cm (14 5/8 × 17 9/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Charles Deering Collection
This print depicts a closely cropped portrait of twin brothers; one stares at the viewer while the other gazes off to the side. This compositional type, popular during the Romantic era in Germany (around 1790–1830), was known as a Freundschaftsbild or “friendship picture” because it focuses on the connections and expressions shared between two individuals.
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