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Peasant's Hut at the Edge of a Forest

1828
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Peasant's Hut at the Edge of a Forest
  • Artist: Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, Bergen 1788–1857 Dresden)
  • Date: 1828
  • Medium: Etching; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Plate: 5 3/4 × 7 11/16 in. (14.6 × 19.5 cm)
    Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (16.8 × 20.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2006
  • Object Number: 2006.188
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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