The arrival of Christopher Columbus in America (about 1913)

Oskar Laske

colour lithograph

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

The arrival of Christopher Columbus in America (about 1913)

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

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Physical Object Description:

The arrival of Christopher Columbus in America; large sailing boat to left; Columbus is stepping on a timber bridge leading to a small rowing boat; 'Indians' on the mainland to right. Colour lithograph. Lettered signature on stone; signed in pencil.

Technique:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

30.5 x 48.4 cm

Accession Number:

1936,0613.101

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1936

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by A. M. Hind (1880-1957) for the Contemporary Art Society, with its Prints and Drawings Fund, 1934-45; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1945

Relationship:

Arthur Mayger 'A. M.' Hind Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Exploration

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