The Crusaders Find a Spring in the Desert

Draftsperson Carl Friedrich Lessing (German, 1808–1880)

Date1849

Mediumgraphite, pen and gray ink, gray wash

DimensionsSheet: 20 1/4 × 26 3/8 in. (51.5 × 67 cm)

ClassificationsDrawings, Pastels and Watercolors

DepartmentEuropean Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineGift of Joseph Longworth

Accession Number1882.58

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