Christian Gobrecht
ARTISTChristian Gobrecht was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1840 until his death in 1844. He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. He designed the Gobrecht Dollar, which was struck in small quantities from 1836 to 1838 and later inspired the Flying Eagle cent. He also designed the obverse sides for the Liberty head Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle gold coins, as well as the "braided hair" type Half cent and Large cent coins.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Christian Gobrecht (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Christian Gobrecht, wall art & digital downloads
Christian Gobrecht (American, 1785–1844) has 1 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Christian Gobrecht was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1840 until his death in 1844. He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. He designed the Gobrecht Dollar, which was struck in small quantities from 1836 to 1838 and later inspired the Flying Eagle cent. He also designed the obverse sides for the Liberty head Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle gold coins, as well as the "braided hair" type Half cent and Large cent coins.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Christian Gobrecht's work on the site falls under Prints (1).
Culture: American (1).
By orientation: 1 portrait.
Other American artists of the period
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- George Catlin — 703 artworks
- John Rubens Smith — 276 artworks
- Thomas Sully — 171 artworks
- Miner Kilbourne Kellogg — 165 artworks
- Charles Bird King — 152 artworks
- Gilbert Stuart — 144 artworks
- Asher Brown Durand — 138 artworks
- Eastman Johnson — 123 artworks
Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 1 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.
Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.