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Butterflies

Butterflies by Edward Donovan (1768 - 1837), artist. Presented by John Ruskin to the Ruskin Drawing School (University of Oxford), 1875

Picture No
13541704
Media ID
44505140
Size
6492px x 7906px (11.7MB)
Credit
© Ashmolean Museum / Mary Evans
Source
Edward Donovan (1768 - 1837), artist - watercolour and bodycolour over ink and graphite on off-white wove paper
Date
before 1837

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1837 Bodycolour Donovan Graphite Off-white Wove


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