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The Watzmann (recto); Sketch of Sankt Bartholomä on the Königssee (verso)

1820–22
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Watzmann (recto); Sketch of Sankt Bartholomä on the Königssee (verso)
  • Artist: August Heinrich (German, Dresden 1794–1822 Innsbruck)
  • Date: 1820–22
  • Medium: Watercolor over charcoal on wove paper; verso, pencil on wover paper; partial framing line on the upper, left, and right edges of the recto (possibly by the artist)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (15.5 x 25.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and PECO Foundation Gifts, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.124a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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