Guglielmo Von Plüschow Born August 18th

Wilhelm Von Plüschow was born August 18th, 1852 in Wismar, Germany. Pluschow was a distant cousin to another German photographer, Wilhelm Von Gloeden. Following a move to Rome Plüschow changed his first name to its Italian equivalent. Like Von Gloeden, Plüschow was a pioneer in erotic male photography though he also photographed women and landscapes.

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