Boppard on the Rhine in the American Sector

Sketch by Ernest Clifford Peixotto, Boppard on the Rhine in the American Sector
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Description:

Charcoal sketch on off-white paper. The work depicts the town of Boppard, Germany from across the Rhine river. Two steamships are shown on the river. A church is visible on the river bank in the left of the sketch.

Date Made: ca 1918Associated Date: 1917-1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Boppard am Rhein

Related Event: World War I

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Credit Line: War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25811Catalog Number: 25811Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: charcoal (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 17 in x 19 in; 43.18 cm x 48.26 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-72c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445097

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