Collection Highlights
Geometrical Lathe-work Proof
Date:
Object Number:
PR.221.63
Medium:
Engraving
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View of the Bad Lands Near Tongue River, Montana Territory
Object Number:
1925.178
Date:
c. 1877-82
Medium:
Watercolor, black ink, graphite, selective glazing, and touches of red gouache on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 21 3/8 in. ( 34.3 x 54.3 cm )
mat: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower right: "H. Stieffel co. K. 5th Inf."
inscription: lower center: "View of "Bad Lands" near Tongue River, Montana T."
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right outside image in black ink: "drawn from Nature by / H. Stieffel. Co. K. 5th. Inf."; at lower center outside image: "View of the 'Bad Lands' near Tongue River, Montana T."
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
