DrawingsDutch?19th century

Butterfly

19th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor on off-white paper

Culture

Dutch?

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

13.5 x 12.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Gift of the Estate of Isabella Grandin to Harvard University Art Museums, 1986.

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