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Egloffstein, F. W. von (German printmaker, 1824-1898, active in America)
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Note: Von Egloffstein served in the Prussian army and then emigrated to the United States as a young man. He was severely wounded in service for the Union in the Civil War. He has been called "The Father of Half-tone Engraving" in the United States, because he was the first to use ruled glass screens, together with photography, to produce engravings. He produced works of various subjects, including landscapes, maps, architectural subjects, and copies after Murillo and other artists. He tried unsuccessfully to convince the U.S. Government to adopt his method to produce bank notes; his technique was complex, used wavy lines, was relatively secret (known by only a few men), and thus he felt would have discouraged counterfeiting. |
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Egloffstein, F. W. von (preferred,V,index) |
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F. W. von Egloffstein (V,display) |
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his name is most often documented as "F.W." rather than "Frederick W." |
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Von Egloffstein, F. W. (V) |
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Von Egloffstein, Frederick W. (V) |
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in America, his name was most often indexed under "Von Egloffstein," though it would be listed under "Egloffstein" in Germany and elsewhere in Europe |
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Frederick W. von Egloffstein (V) |
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Von Egloffstein, F. W., Baron (V) |
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Eggloffstein, F. W. von (V) |
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(German printmaker, 1824-1898, active in America) ..... [VP Preferred]
(American printmaker, ca.1824-1898) ..... [BHA]
(American, active NY, U.S. 19th century) ..... [JPGM]
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