Study of a Flowering Thistle

Carl Georg Anton Graeb German

1846

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Title: Study of a Flowering Thistle
Artist: Carl Georg Anton Graeb (German, Berlin 1816–1884 Berlin)
Date: 1846
Medium: Graphite, watercolor
Dimensions: sheet: 9 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (23.8 x 30.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Karen B. Cohen Fund, 2011
Object Number: 2011.458
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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