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Print, View of Altenburg Castle

This is a Print. It was print maker: Christian August Günther. It is dated ca. 1800 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: 21.1 × 26.8 cm (8 5/16 × 10 9/16 in.) Paper: 21.5 × 27.4 cm (8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed bwlo, lower right: "C.A. Günther del. and Sculps.," and in the center: "SCHLOSS ZU ALTENBURG."

Cite this object as

Print, View of Altenburg Castle; Print Maker: Christian August Günther (German, 1759 - 1824); Germany; engraving on paper; Plate: 21.1 × 26.8 cm (8 5/16 × 10 9/16 in.) Paper: 21.5 × 27.4 cm (8 7/16 × 10 13/16 in.); 1957-41-109

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