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Print, Scene of Warfare from "Mémoires de Réfugies, etc." by Mons. Erman, 1790

This is a Print. It was print maker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. It is dated 1790 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Bruno Lasker and Mrs. Bruno Lasker.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.) Paper: 20.5 × 13.4 cm (8 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower right: "D. Chodowiecki del. et Sc.," and below: "Les Refugiés repondent leur sang-/-pour la gloire de leur nouvelle patrie./Mem. du Ref. T. VII p. 158.

Cite this object as

Print, Scene of Warfare from "Mémoires de Réfugies, etc." by Mons. Erman, 1790; Print Maker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, 1726 - 1801); Germany; engraving on paper; Plate: 16.2 × 11.3 cm (6 3/8 × 4 7/16 in.) Paper: 20.5 × 13.4 cm (8 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.); 1957-41-111

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