Sketches of Telescopes on a Ship's Deck (from Sketchbook) by Albert Bierstadt — Albert Bierstadt. Sketches of Telescopes on a Ship's Deck (from Sketchbook), ca. 1891. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Sketches of Telescopes on a Ship's Deck (from Sketchbook)

by Albert Bierstadt

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Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York)
Date: ca. 1891
Medium: Graphite on wove paper with gilt edges, bound in a leather cover
Dimensions: 4 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 7/16 in. (12.1 x 19.7 x 1.1 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995
Accession no.: 1995.379.3i verso

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