A Prehistoric Stone Circle on a Mound, an Extensive Landscape Beyond by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein — Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein. A Prehistoric Stone Circle on a Mound, an Extensive Landscape Beyond, mid-18th–early 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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A Prehistoric Stone Circle on a Mound, an Extensive Landscape Beyond

by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein

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Artist: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein (German, Haina 1751–1829 Eutin)
Date: mid-18th–early 19th century
Medium: Black chalk or graphite; framing lines in black chalk or graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 7 15/16 x 12 3/4 in. (20.1 x 32.4 cm) [folded]
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Didier Aaron Inc. Gift, 2003
Accession no.: 2003.100

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