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Christian Schussele

1824–1879 · American

Born
1824 · Guebwiller
Died
1879 · Merchantville

5 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Christian Schussele was a French-born American painter and teacher known for his printmaking, drawing, and portrait painting. He is credited with designing the Medal of Honor and taught painting at the Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia.

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Christian Schussele (born 16 April 1824 – 20 August 1879) was a French-born American painter and teacher who is credited with designing the Medal of Honor. He was known for his printmaking, drawing, and portrait painting. Schussele taught painting at the Pennsylvania Academy (now Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) in Philadelphia.

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Selected registered works by Christian Schussele

Selected from 5 works by Christian Schussele in the Collect24 Registry.

Christian Schussele, Men of Progress

Christian Schussele

Men of Progress, 1862

Oil on canvas

128.3 × 190.5 × 5.1 cm

National Portrait Gallery

C24-122340

Christian Schussele, Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside

Christian Schussele

Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside, 1864

Oil on canvas

134.6 × 199.4 × 3.8 cm

National Portrait Gallery

C24-122320

Christian Schussele, President Lincoln and His Cabinet

Christian Schussele

President Lincoln and His Cabinet, ca. 1861

Pen and grey ink, brush and gray and brown wash

27.6 × 38.4 cm

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

C24-492767

Christian Schussele, Evangeline

Christian Schussele

Evangeline, 1861

oil on canvas

97.8 × 81.9 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-139398

Christian Schussele, Joseph Henry

Christian Schussele

Joseph Henry, 1860-1862

oil on canvas

32.8 × 27.3 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-132904

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