DrawingsGerman19th century

Mother with Two Children

19th century

Artists

Johann Georg MeyerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and graphite with gum varnish on off-white paper

Culture

German

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

diam. (sight): 15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Walter S. Poor, Purchased in Europe, Gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

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