Portret van Karl Ferdinand Gräfe
C. Büscher
in or before 1819-03
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
310; 220
About this artwork
gravure
Art Historical Context
"Portret van Karl Ferdinandäfe" is a striking engraving by C. Büscher, created in or before March 1819. Measuring 310 mm high by 220 mm wide, this portrait captures the likeness of Karl Ferdinand von Grfe, a pioneering German surgeon renowned for his advancements in plastic surgery and ophthalmology during the early 19th century. As one of the first to perform successful cleft palate repairs and skin grafts, Gräfe image reflects the era's growing fascination with medical luminaries, immortalized through printmaking for wide dissemination. Engraving, the medium here—known as *gravure* in Dutch...