DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Bird Resting on a Flower, after Egyptian Wall Painting

c. 1876-1878

Artists

Charles Herbert MooreArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and black ink over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28 x 19.8 cm (11 x 7 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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