Backdrop Design for "Der Rattenfänger von Hamelin" by the Brothers Grimm

Attributed to Anonymous, 20th century

1900–1962

Not on view

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Title: Backdrop Design for "Der Rattenfänger von Hamelin" by the Brothers Grimm
Artist: Attributed to Anonymous, 20th century
Date: 1900–1962
Medium: Watercolor with traces of graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/16 x 12 9/16 in. (18.6 x 31.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.570.10
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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