Woman with a dog by a mountain lake

Alexandre Calame Swiss

early to mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: Woman with a dog by a mountain lake
Artist: Alexandre Calame (Swiss, Vevey 1810–1864 Menton)
Date: early to mid-19th century
Medium: Graphite, heightened with white bodycolor on tan paper; corners cut.
Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 14 15/16 in. (28.9 x 38 cm)
Edges cut off.
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Eugene L. Garbaty, 1953
Object Number: 53.685.52
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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