Crossing the Mosel
Crossing the Mosel
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- Description
- A pencil and watercolor sketch on paper of a river crossing on the Mosel in Treis, Germany. There is a ferry on the Mosel River in the foreground. On the opposite bank is the small town of Treis.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- sketch
- date made
- 1918
- associated date
- 1917-1918
- associated person
- War Department
- artist
- Smith, J. Andre
- place made
- Germany
- depicted
- Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Treis
- Mosel
- Physical Description
- pencil (overall production method/technique)
- watercolor (overall production method/technique)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- sketch with frame: 12 5/16 in x 15 3/16 in; 31.27375 cm x 38.57625 cm
- sketch without frame: 6 1/4 in x 10 7/16 in; 15.875 cm x 26.51125 cm
- ID Number
- AF.25967
- catalog number
- 25967
- accession number
- 64592
- Credit Line
- War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
- subject
- River scenes & river life
- World War I
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Official Art from the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I
- Military
- World War I Art
- Art
- Combat Art
- Art
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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