DrawingsAmerican19th century

Siren Riding a Dragon

1850s

Artists

Charles Howland Hammatt BillingsArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and black ink on cream wove card

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

34.3 x 28.3 cm (13 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

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