DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Life of Saint Denis, after a Medieval Manuscript

c. 1876-1885

Artists

Charles Herbert MooreArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, black ink, and white gouache on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24 x 15.6 cm (9 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; transferred to Fogg Art Museum, 1926.

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