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Prayer in the Forest, from the American Art Review, Vol. I

Engraver Carl Ernst Forberg German
Publisher Estes and Lauriat American
1880
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Object Information
  • Title: Prayer in the Forest, from the American Art Review, Vol. I
  • Engraver: Carl Ernst Forberg (German, Düsseldorf 1844–1915)
  • Artist: After Johann Hubert Salentin (German, Zülpich 1822–1910 Düsseldorf)
  • Publisher: Estes and Lauriat (Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1880
  • Medium: Etching; proof
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (24.5 × 21 cm)
    Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (31.4 × 23.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Museum Accession
  • Object Number: Museum Accession.28
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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