DrawingsGerman18th century

Dead Bird Hanging

18th century

Artists

Barbara Regina DietzschArtist

Johannes BronckhorstPrevious attribution

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gouache on brown prepared parchment

Culture

German

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.8 × 14.5 cm (7 13/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Sold [possibly through J. A. van Dongen, Amsterdam]; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, by 1977

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