Yi Han-cheol (; 1808 – ?) was a

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. His era was the late period of the dynasty, during which the portrait of three kings were drawn by Yi: Heonjong, Cheoljong and

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. His works named himself the most fascinating portrait painter at the time. Famed artists and scholar

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disciplined Yi with other artists including Yu Suk, Yu Jae so, etc. Kim appreciated his drawing: the drawing of Yi lacked the forms but took hold of magnificent scenery with powerful but also transparent

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. Existing works show broad subjects such as scenery, figure, flowers and birds, whereas they abided by the way of Kim Hong-do in terms of describing the core images. His artistic style was said to be affected by

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. One of his most valuable works is No.57

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《The portrait of Kim Jung-hui》(1857, The National Museum of Korea), while other relics can be also found in Gansong Art Museum. File:Yi Han-cheol, Ganghohan-geodo.jpg, File:Yi Han-cheol, UiamSansudo.jpg,

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1808 births 1800s deaths 19th-century Korean painters Year of death unknown {{Korea-painter-stub