The Mongoose and the Crocodile, for "The Merry Mongoose," by Helen Hay | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

The Mongoose and the Crocodile, for "The Merry Mongoose," by Helen Hay

DrawingsAmerican19th century

The Mongoose and the Crocodile, for "The Merry Mongoose," by Helen Hay

1895

Artists

Oliver HerfordArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 24.1 x 38.1 cm (9 1/2 x 15 in.)

Provenance

Evert Jansen Wendell, Bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

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