Sketches of Telescopes on a Ship's Deck (from Sketchbook)
Albert Bierstadt · American
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)
Culture: American
Themes: Telescopes
Bequest of Marguerite H. Rohlfs, 1995
Date range
1891 – 1891
Largest dimension
1.1 cm
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