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Print, The Apocalyptic Riders

This is a Print. It was print maker: Julius Caesar Thaeter and after Peter von Cornelius. It is dated 1849 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is steel engraving on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 44.1 × 50.5 cm (17 3/8 × 19 7/8 in.) Paper: 47.8 × 64.8 cm (18 13/16 × 25 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, The Apocalyptic Riders; After Peter von Cornelius (German, 1783 - 1867); Print Maker: Julius Caesar Thaeter (German, 1804 - 1870); Germany; steel engraving on paper; Plate: 44.1 × 50.5 cm (17 3/8 × 19 7/8 in.) Paper: 47.8 × 64.8 cm (18 13/16 × 25 1/2 in.); 1957-41-201-a

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