The Glacial Epoch in Europe
The Glacial Epoch in Europe

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The Glacial Epoch in Europe,

1877

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1807–1894; born and died London, United Kingdom
PP327

Information

Title
The Glacial Epoch in Europe
Dates

1877

Maker
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
81 × 165.7 cm (31 7/8 × 65 1/4 in.) frame: 94.6 × 179.2 × 5.1 cm (37 1/4 × 70 9/16 × 2 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Guyot Hall.
Object Number
PP327
Signatures
Signed and dated lower left: BWH+ 20 May 1877 E.M. Geol.Museum N.J. College Princeton
Culture
British
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
landscapes (representations), trees, ice, landscapes (environments), glaciers, mountains, elk

Painted by the artist for Princeton University.

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