The Moselle at Cochem
The Moselle at Cochem
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- Description
- Charcoal drawing on paper. The sketch depicts a river (the Moselle) in the foreground; one of its banks can be seen on the left. A hill rises sharply from the river; atop the hill is the rebuilt castle at Cochem. Houses and other buildings line the river, below the castle. A long column of soldiers move along the river's bank.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
- depicted
- Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Cochem
- Physical Description
- charcoal (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 11 1/2 in x 14 in; 29.21 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25882
- catalog number
- 25882
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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