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Grosse, Werner, (fl. 1872) Engraving of Karl Bernhard von Moltke

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0664 Author/Creator: Grosse, Werner, (fl. 1872) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Signed Date: 1872 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Karl Bernhard von Moltke circa 1872. Half portrait of Moltke. Based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel which was based on a photograph by Werner Grosse.

Moltke, Karl Bernhard von, 1800-1891
Grosse, Werner, fl. 1872
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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