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Death the Strangler

American History Museum

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Object Details

original artist

Rethel, Alfred

Publisher

Buddeus, Julius
Burkner, Hugo Leopold Friedrich Heinrich

graphic artist

Steinbrecher, Gustav Richard

Description

The first entrance of Cholera at a Masked Ball in Paris 1831.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Ferris Collection

Date made

1851

ID Number

GA.14366

accession number

94830

catalog number

14366

Object Name

Wood Engraving
Print

Physical Description

ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)

Measurements

image: 31 cm x 27.5 cm; 12 7/32 in x 10 13/16 in
sheet: 39 cm x 30.5 cm; 15 11/32 in x 12 in

place made

Germany

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Death

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-9c6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1001629

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