Education
Kretschmer moved to Berlin in 1842 and studied under Professor Carl Joseph Begas at the Akademie der Künste.
Kretschmer moved to Berlin in 1842 and studied under Professor Carl Joseph Begas at the Akademie der Künste.
Kretschmer was renowned for his detailed drawings, watercolor paintings and lithographs and their appearance in publications on German and international Tracht as well as historic fashion. Furthermore, Kretschmer worked as a costume designer at Schauspielhaus Berlin until 1889.