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Drawing, View of the Back of a Dwelling in Polling, Bavaria

This is a Drawing. It was created by Walter Shirlaw and made by Walter Shirlaw. It is dated 1876 and we acquired it in 1912. Its medium is graphite on cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Walter Shirlaw. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw.

Its dimensions are

23.8 x 32.4 cm (9 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. )

It has the following markings

Lower right: Cooper Union Museum [Lugt 457c]

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower left: "Walter Shirlaw NA"; on verso, in graphite at left: "Walter Shirlaw, Esq."

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Polling 76 - Sketched from / Nature - Germany"; on verso, top center in pen and black ink: "80" [encircled]

Cite this object as

Drawing, View of the Back of a Dwelling in Polling, Bavaria; Walter Shirlaw (American, b. Scotland, 1838–1909); USA; graphite on cream wove paper; 23.8 x 32.4 cm (9 3/8 x 12 3/4 in. ); Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw; 1912-16-46

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