Object Details
associated person
War Department
artist
Peixotto, Ernest Clifford
Description
Charcoal and graphite sketch on paper. The sketch shows three sides of the main square of Montabaur, a town in Germany that is about 20 kilometers northeast of Koblenz. The drawing is framed on the left by the large Neo-Gothic Town Hall and several timber-frame buildings. People are walking along the square, and in and out of the gothic arches of the Town Hall. There are two automobiles in the square (the catalog card indicates that they are Army trucks). In the background, is the Schloss Montabaur, or castle of Montabaur.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
War Department. Historical Branch of the General Staff
date made
1918
ID Number
AF.25878
catalog number
25878
accession number
64592
Object Name
sketch
Physical Description
charcoal (overall production method/technique)
graphite (overall production method/technique)
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 18 in x 15 3/4 in; 45.72 cm x 40.005 cm
place made
Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Montabaur
depicted
Germany: Rhineland Palatinate, Montabaur
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
depicted
Architecture
related event
World War I
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_445348