Men of Progress
at National Portrait Gallery
Christian Schussele
American1824–1879
About
Christian Schussele 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 in Philadelphia.
Notable works
Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside
at National Portrait Gallery
Works in the collection
2 works
Men of Progress
at National Portrait Gallery
Washington Irving and his Literary Friends at Sunnyside
at National Portrait Gallery
More by Christian Schussele in institutions
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
