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Man Sitting on a Cloud Above a Battlefield, Pointing to a Globe

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Man Sitting on a Cloud Above a Battlefield, Pointing to a Globe
  • Artist: Georg Christoph Eimmart the Younger (German, Regensburg 1638–1705 Nuremberg)
  • Date: 1693
  • Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (8.9 x 13.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Jean A. Bonna Gift, 2007
  • Object Number: 2007.223.29
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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