DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Star of Bethlehem

19th-20th century

Artists

John Henry HillArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on off-white card

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15 x 14.6 cm (5 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.) Graphite border drawn around image: 12.6 x 12.7 cm (4 15/16 x 5 in.)

Provenance

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

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