CC BY 4.0
Marie Dürr-Grossmann
Portrait of Hermann Krebs, 1874
About the object
Hermann Krebs presents himself with the proud bearing that became his calling card during his forty-four years of work in the family business. In 1904, he retired from work and closed the company's trade department for good. Single and childless, he broke with the over 200-year-old family tradition of passing the business from father to son.