DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Illuminated Figures from Byzantine Manuscript of Tenth Century

c. 1876-1878

Artists

Charles Herbert MooreArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, white gouache and gold paint over graphite on heavy cream wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.6 x 25.4 cm (5 3/4 x 10 in.)

Provenance

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

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