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Adolph von Menzel

Portrait of Calvary General Count Hans Joachim von Zieten

Description

Maker

Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815-1905), designer
Eduard Kretzschmar (German, 1807 - 1858), printmaker

Title

Portrait of Calvary General Count Hans Joachim von Zieten
Aus König Friedrichs Zeit Kriegs und Friedenshelden

Year

1856

Medium

  • wood engraving

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • wood engraving

Materials

wood engraving

Supports

  • Light weight off-white Oriental tissue paper mounted on heavy weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 31.1 x 25.7 cm (12 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lettered, LL corner: "Menzel 1850"

Identification

State

proof state

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

47.785

Type

  • Prints

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Adolph von Menzel (German, 1815-1905), designer
Eduard Kretzschmar (German, 1807 - 1858), printmaker
Portrait of Calvary General Count Hans Joachim von Zieten; Aus König Friedrichs Zeit Kriegs und Friedenshelden, 1856
wood engraving
Sheet: 31.1 x 25.7 cm (12 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 47.785

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