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References

* "Neumann, Adolf". In: Hans Vollmer (Ed.): ''Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart'', Vol.25: Moehring–Olivié. E. A. Seemann, Leipzig 1931, pg.410

External links

* "Neumann, Friedrich Gustav Adolph", In: Singer: ''Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon''. Vol.3 (1898), pg.299 () German engravers 19th-century engravers 1825 births 1884 deaths {{Germany-artist-stub