SculptureGerman19th century
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)
1850
Artists
Christian Daniel RauchArtist
Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von HumboldtSitter
Dimensions
48.5 x 36.2 x 21 cm (19 1/8 x 14 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Gift of the Goethe Institute to Widener Library, 1970
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