A Battle Scene

Ferdinand Kobell German

1783

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Title: A Battle Scene
Artist: Ferdinand Kobell (German, Mannheim 1740–1799 Munich)
Date: 1783
Medium: Pen and black and brown ink, brush and brown and gray ink, over black chalk; engraved framing line and, at lower center, a cartouche (cropped)
Dimensions: sheet: 5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in. (12.8 x 17.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2011
Object Number: 2011.250
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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