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Hans P. Kraus, Inc.

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Noël Marie Lerebours, Excursions Daguerriennes / Vues et Monuments les plus Remarquables du Globe (Vol. 1), 1842, bound volume with etchings, aquatints, lithographs, photogravures after daguerreotypes and text, Gift of Funds from W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg and Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2023.33.5.1

Excursions Daguerriennes / Vues et Monuments les plus Remarquables du Globe (Vol. 1)

Noël Marie Lerebours · 1842 · bound volume with etchings, aquatints, lithographs, photogravures after daguerreotypes and text ·  Accession ID  2023.33.5.1

The image depicts a person seated in a chair with a high backrest. Their right elbow is on a table with a patterned cloth, supporting their head. The person has medium-length light-colored hair, wearing a dark suit with a collared shirt and tie. The background is plain and neutral.
Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann, Johannes Brahms, Leipzig, 1853, salted paper print, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2022.28.1

Johannes Brahms, Leipzig

Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann · 1853 · salted paper print ·  Accession ID  2022.28.1

The image shows a large rectangular shape with two diagonal lines running from corner to corner, creating a triangular pattern. The overall composition resembles an abstract design resembling the cover of a book, with a textured surface and black borders.
Georgina Murray, Williamina Blackett's Album, c. 1865, album of 22 albumen silver prints, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2022.88.1

Williamina Blackett's Album

Georgina Murray · c. 1865 · album of 22 albumen silver prints ·  Accession ID  2022.88.1

The image shows the Cathedral of Notre Dame with a slightly elevated perspective, showcasing its grand architecture. The cathedral dominates the scene with its twin towers rising against the sky. Details of the intricate stonework and gothic detailing are captured with crisp and precise brushstrokes. The sepia color palette gives the image an old-world, timeless quality. A cobblestone street leads up to the cathedral's entrance, flanked by buildings on the left and trees on the right. In the distance, the facades and archways of Notre Dame create depth and grandeur.
Louis-Auguste Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson, Notre-Dame, 1850s, photogravure, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2023.33.2

Notre-Dame

Louis-Auguste Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson · 1850s · photogravure ·  Accession ID  2023.33.2

The image shows a large gray fern leaf on a textured, light beige background. The color palette includes shades of gray for the leaf and off-white to beige for the background. The fern leaf is positioned with its stem from the middle of the bottom edge towards the upper left, taking up most of the image space with its detailed fronds.
William Henry Fox Talbot, Fern, 1852, photogravure, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2023.33.1

Fern

William Henry Fox Talbot · 1852 · photogravure ·  Accession ID  2023.33.1

American 19th Century, Portrait of a Girl Postmortem, c. 1850, daguerreotype with applied color, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2017.36.2

Portrait of a Girl Postmortem

American 19th Century · c. 1850 · daguerreotype with applied color ·  Accession ID  2017.36.2

The image displays an aerial view of a cityscape with a Gothic cathedral in the center. The skyline features mountains and greenery surrounding the city. The painting shows soft, expressive clouds in a pale blue sky with hints of pink and lavender. The city buildings are depicted in warm earthy tones, contrasting with the cool whites and grays of the cathedral. People and carriages are visible on the streets at different distances.
Italian 19th Century, Luigi Ronchi, Milan Cathedral, 1830s/1843, gouache over lithograph on wove paper, on an old mount, Gift of Hans P. Kraus, Jr., 2016.187.1

Milan Cathedral

Italian 19th Century, Luigi Ronchi · 1830s/1843 · gouache over lithograph on wove paper, on an old mount ·  Accession ID  2016.187.1

This is a painting of an illuminated manuscript page with sheet music and an ornate initial. The page contains medieval musical notation with black notes on a five-line red stave. The text appears to be in Latin, written in a Gothic script. The left margin is adorned with a vertical line of decorative floral motifs in gold, pink, and green. In the center of the page, there is a large decorated initial which encloses a highly detailed miniature scene. This scene depicts two figures against a blue sky and landscape background, surrounded by a golden frame that integrates the initial’s swirls. The borders of the page are further decorated with elaborate and colorful vine-like patterns and small floral elements.
Ludovico Gaci, Saints Peter and Paul, 1489, miniature on vellum, Rosenwald Collection, 1980.45.614

Saints Peter and Paul

Ludovico Gaci · 1489 · miniature on vellum ·  Accession ID  1980.45.614

The image shows three men in military uniforms, seated closely together. Each man is holding a rifle, with a third rifle resting horizontally across their laps. The central figure appears slightly taller and further back than the other two. All three have full beards. The central man wears a fur hat, while the others have shorter hair. They have buttons, sashes, and multiple medals on their chests. Belts and one man's ammunition pouches are visible. The setting seems to be indoors, with a plain backdrop and a fragment of a wall or pillar on the left side.
Joseph Cundall, Robert Howlett, Photo-Galvano-Graphic Company, Crimean Braves — Men of the Trenches and Battlefields in the Crimea, 1856, photogalvanograph, Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund, 2023.33.4

Crimean Braves — Men of the Trenches and Battlefields in the Crimea

Joseph Cundall, Robert Howlett, Photo-Galvano-Graphic Company · 1856 · photogalvanograph ·  Accession ID  2023.33.4

The image shows a man sitting on the edge of a container filled with cotton. He has one leg bent and resting on the container while the other leg hangs down. The man wears a headwrap, a shirt with rolled-up sleeves, and an apron-like garment. In the background, there is a wooden building, with another person faintly visible through a window. An animal, likely a mule, is partially visible in the lower left corner.
Doris Ulmann, Workers with Cotton Wagon, South Carolina, 1929–1930, platinum print, Gift of Funds from Diana and Mallory Walker, 2022.178.2

Workers with Cotton Wagon, South Carolina

Doris Ulmann · 1929–1930 · platinum print ·  Accession ID  2022.178.2