DrawingsAmerican19th century

Fern, Blackberry and Smartweed; verso: Ceiling, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

c. 1804

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.7 x 28.7 cm (8 9/16 x 11 5/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

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