DrawingsBritish19th century

Study of a Magnified Pheasant's Feather

August 27, 1879

Artists

John RuskinArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, black ink, and white gouache on buff wove paper, darkened

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.5 × 25 cm (6 1/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1926.

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