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Johann Anton Alban Ramboux

Portrait of the Brothers Konrad and Franz Eberhard

c. 1822
Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
31.7 × 34.4 cm (12.5 × 13.5 in)

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This print depicts a closely cropped portrait of twin brothers; one stares at the viewer while the other gazes off to the side. This compositional type, popular during the Romantic era in Germany (around 1790–1830), was known as a Freundschaftsbild or “friendship picture” because it focuses on the connections and expressions shared between two individuals.

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