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The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

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The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, 1834. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 135 × 126 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam
Artist
Carl Blechen (German, 1798–1840)
Date
1834
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
135 × 126 cm (52 1/2 × 50 in.); Framed: 155 × 145.5 cm (61 × 57 1/4 in.)
Credit line
Through prior acquisitions of the George F. Harding Collection; L.L. and A.S. Coburn and Alexander A. McKay endowments; through prior gift of William Wood Prince; through prior acquisitions of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Endowment
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1798–1840

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The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam · Carl Blechen, 1834
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