The Rhine, Looking Upstream from Coblenz

Description:

Pencil (and possibly watercolor?) sketch on white paper and mounted on thick brown paper. Focal point of sketch is a bridge that crosses the Rhine river in Coblenz. To the right there is a large building and a small park with trees, bushes, and a path along the riverside. To the left, on the other side of the river, there is a town, complete with a church steeple and houses. There are rolling hills behind the town.

Date Made: 1918

Artist: Smith, J. Andre

Location: Currently not on view

Referenced: Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Koblenz

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.26038Catalog Number: 26038Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: SketchOther Terms: Sketch; Pencil

Physical Description: paper (mat material)pencil (sketch production method/technique)watercolor (sketch production method/technique)paper (sketch material)Measurements: overall: 11 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in; 29.845 cm x 39.37 cmsketch: 8 in x 11 1/4 in; 20.32 cm x 28.575 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-aed1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_384028

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