The Moselle at Cochem

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.

Date Made: 1918

Associated Person: War DepartmentArtist: Peixotto, Ernest Clifford

Location: Currently not on view

Depicted: Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Cochem

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

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.25882Catalog Number: 25882Accession Number: 64592

Object Name: sketch

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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-79bc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_445332

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