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- Title:
- Dreams
- Date:
- ca. 1861
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, gouache, graphite and gum arabic on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 × 12 inches (20.3 × 30.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed in monogram, center, right: "F.W.B."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1980.37
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bed (furniture) | figures (representations) | flower (plant) | girl | pillows
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20250
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