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Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube

1802
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Object Information
  • Title: Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube
  • Artist: Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London)
  • Date: 1802
  • Medium: Graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper
  • Dimensions: 12 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (31.2 x 33.6 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.375
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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