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View of a Village alongside a River

1766
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: View of a Village alongside a River
  • Artist: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (Swiss, Bern 1733–1794 London (active Britain from 1768))
  • Date: 1766
  • Medium: Pen and dark gray ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor
  • Dimensions: sheet: 4 9/16 x 6 11/16 in. (11.6 x 17 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alexander B.V. Johnson and Roberta J.M. Olson, in memory of Laurie Vance and Edward Dudley Hume Johnson, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.751.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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