DrawingsGerman19th century

River Landscape with Two Resting Travelers

19th century

Artists

Friedrich Johann Christian Ernst PrellerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on cream wove paper

Culture

German

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

43 x 58.5 cm (16 15/16 x 23 1/16 in.) image: 33.6 x 48.2 cm (13 1/4 x 19 in.)

Provenance

[Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, May 26, 2006, lot 5750] sold; to Alexander B.V. Johnson and Roberta J.M. Olson, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2008

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