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Was Willst Du Werden? (What do you want to be?)

1863
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Was Willst Du Werden? (What do you want to be?)
  • Artist: After Oscar Pletsch (German, Berlin 1830–1888 Niederlößnitz, Saxony)
  • Engraver: Professor Hugo Bürkner (German, Dessau 1818–1897 Dresden)
  • Publisher: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung , Berlin
  • Printer: Alphons Dürr , Leipzig
  • Date: 1863
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engravings
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 3/8 in. (27.2 x 21 x 1 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1943
  • Object Number: 34.23.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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