Aloys Senefelder, Inventor of Lithography
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1819
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The painting shows a man sitting at a desk, surrounded by papers and books. He is wearing a white shirt and a dark jacket, and has a serious expression on his face. The man is Aloys Senefelder, the inventor of lithography. The painting is a portrait of him, created in 1819 by John Gendall. To learn more about the artist who painted Aloys Senefelder, look up John Gendall.
