DrawingsBritish19th century

Twig of Peach Bloom

c. 1874

Artists

John RuskinArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.9 x 16.1 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

The artist; to William Ward II (1829-1908). Alfred Mansfield Brooks, Swarthmore, PA and Gloucester, MA (1870-1963); to Mrs. Alfred Mansfield Brooks (nee Ruth Steele), at his death, 1963, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

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