Sprays of Flowers with Butterflies

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Sprays of Flowers with Butterflies

1811

Robert Havell, Jr. (British (active United States), 1793–1878) , and Daniel Havell (British, 1785–1822) After Mary Gartside (British, active 1781-1809)

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Object Details

Titles:

Sprays of Flowers with Butterflies
From the book Ornamental Groups, Descriptive of Flowers, Birds, Shells, Fruit, Insects, &c. and Illustrative of a New Theory of Colouring from Designs and Paintings

Date:

1811

Artists:

Robert Havell, Jr. (British (active United States), 1793–1878) , and Daniel Havell (British, 1785–1822) After Mary Gartside (British, active 1781-1809)

Medium:

Hand-colored aquatint

Dimensions:

Plate: 11 3/4 × 16 3/4 inches (29.8 × 42.5 cm) Sheet: 14 1/4 × 19 5/16 inches (36.2 × 49 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Thomas Skelton Harrison Fund, 1961

Accession Number:

1961-86-97

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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