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Print, A Monument for the Poet Christoph Fürchtegott Gellert (1715–1769) by Adolph Friedrich Oeser (1717–1799)

This is a Print. It was print maker: Christian Gottlieb Geyser and after Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. It is dated 1742–1801 and we acquired it in 1921. Its medium is etching, stipple and line engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

18.5 × 12.7 cm (7 5/16 in. × 5 in.)

It is signed

Inscribed in plate: GELLERTS MONUMENT

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Print, A Monument for the Poet Christoph Fürchtegott Gellert (1715–1769) by Adolph Friedrich Oeser (1717–1799); Print Maker: Christian Gottlieb Geyser; After Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, 1726 - 1801); etching, stipple and line engraving on paper; 18.5 × 12.7 cm (7 5/16 in. × 5 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1921-22-310

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