Two Men Resting by a Lake (recto); Studies for Soldiers Mounted on Horseback (verso)

Alexandre Calame Swiss

early to mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: Two Men Resting by a Lake (recto); Studies for Soldiers Mounted on Horseback (verso)
Artist: Alexandre Calame (Swiss, Vevey 1810–1864 Menton)
Date: early to mid-19th century
Medium: Graphite heightened with white bodycolor, on brown paper.
Dimensions: sheet: 11 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (29.7 x 38.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1953
Object Number: 53.685.55
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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