Cannon by a Bulwark

1849

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: watercolor and gouache over graphite on brown paper
Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 44 cm (11 x 17 5/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2004.6.3
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Cannon by a Bulwark — Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner. 1849.

Medium: watercolor and gouache over graphite on brown paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 27.9 x 44 cm (11 x 17 5/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2004.6.3. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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