DrawingsBritish19th century
Volpone Adoring His Treasure
1898
Artists
Aubrey Vincent BeardsleyArtist
Dimensions
29 × 20.4 cm (11 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Provenance
[Gilhofer & Ranschburg, Vienna], sold; to Scofield Thayer, 1922, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1986
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