Joseph Goldsborough Bruff
ARTISTJoseph Goldsborough Bruff was an amateur artist and adventurer as well as a professional draftsman and cartographer. He attended West Point for two years before becoming a merchant seaman. He later served as a draftsman for the United States Navy and a mapmaker for the United States Army. In 1849, he formed the Washington City and California Mining Association and led an expedition to California seeking gold. He kept a detailed journal of the expedition that was later published in two volumes. After returning from California, Bruff worked as an architectural designer in the United States Department of the Treasury.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Joseph Goldsborough Bruff, wall art & digital downloads
Joseph Goldsborough Bruff (American, 1804–1889) has 1 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Joseph Goldsborough Bruff was an amateur artist and adventurer as well as a professional draftsman and cartographer. He attended West Point for two years before becoming a merchant seaman. He later served as a draftsman for the United States Navy and a mapmaker for the United States Army. In 1849, he formed the Washington City and California Mining Association and led an expedition to California seeking gold. He kept a detailed journal of the expedition that was later published in two volumes. After returning from California, Bruff worked as an architectural designer in the United States Department of the Treasury.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Joseph Goldsborough Bruff's work on the site falls under Illustration (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Art Nouveau (1).
Culture: American (1).
By orientation: 1 landscape.
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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
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