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Print, A Military Operation

This is a Print. It was print maker: Christian Rugendas and after Philip Rugendas. It is dated ca. 1720-1740 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is mezzotint engraving with etching in sepia and dark brown ink 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: 19 × 15.3 cm (7 1/2 in. × 6 in.) Paper: 24.5 × 22.3 cm (9 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: [image], see catalog card for sketch.

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower left: "G.P. Rugendas del. et Pinx. A. 1704. adj. 22 7 brl. in Augusta.," lower right: "Christian Rugendas Sculps. et excud. Aug Vind." Below, center: "x.4."

Cite this object as

Print, A Military Operation; Print Maker: Christian Rugendas (German, 1708 - 1781); After Georg Philip Rugendas (German, 1666–1742); Germany; mezzotint engraving with etching in sepia and dark brown ink on paper; Plate: 19 × 15.3 cm (7 1/2 in. × 6 in.) Paper: 24.5 × 22.3 cm (9 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.); 1957-41-98

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