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Fraktur

Johann Heinrich Otto

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular artwork with a thin black border on a beige background. Three birds with long tails and green heads and green tails are present. The bird on the left has a green body with a geometric red, green, and yellow pattern; the bird on the right has a peach body with green and black spots. The central bird facing away has a green and yellow body with green wings. Five crowns are present, four with blue interior arches in a yellow frame and one at the top with a red outline; all have green exterior details. Flowers and leaves in shades of pink, orange, blue, green and yellow fill the piece. A thin red line drawing frames the top edge.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1770–1800
Medium
Watercolor, pen and iron gall ink, and graphite on off-white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 479 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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