Trees (recto); Soldiers in a Wood (verso)

Alexandre Calame Swiss

early to mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: Trees (recto); Soldiers in a Wood (verso)
Artist: Alexandre Calame (Swiss, Vevey 1810–1864 Menton)
Date: early to mid-19th century
Medium: Graphite heightened with white bodycolor
Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 22 15/16 in. (29 x 58.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1953
Object Number: 53.685.54
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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