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Title: Boy Chasing a Butterfly
Artist:
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)
Date: 1591–1666
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 7 5/8 x 4 7/16 in. (19.4 x 11.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Accession Number: 1972.118.258
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