Design for a Plate Decorated with a Bird and Plant Motifs

Karl Bodmer Swiss

1825–93

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Title: Design for a Plate Decorated with a Bird and Plant Motifs
Artist: Karl Bodmer (Swiss, Riesbach 1809–1893 Barbizon)
Date: 1825–93
Medium: Graphite, brush and brown wash; squared for transfer
Dimensions: 12 3/16 x 12 1/16 in. (31 x 30.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.620.48
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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