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Six Swans

Maker (British, 1845-1915)
Additional Title(s)
  • Illustration to Grimm's "Household Stories"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
Dateca.1882
Mediumpen, with corrections over white
Dimensionssheet: 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (21.6 x 13.3 cm.) image: 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (21.6 x 13.3 cm.) mat: 19 x 12 1/2 in. (48.3 x 31.8 cm.)
SignedSignature; with rebus
InscribedInscribed: [top] The / Six Swans [bottom] The swans came close up to/ her with rushing wings, &/ stooped round her; so that/ she could throw the shirts over them
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Friends
Status
Not on view
Object number69.49
Terms
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