Fraktur Motifs
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Fraktur Motifs

TitleFraktur Motifs
ArtistJohann Heinrich Otto
Dateca. 1780 18th century
MediumWatercolor and pen and iron-gall ink on off-white laid paper
OriginAmerican American
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRogers Fund, 1944
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustrationOrnithological plates

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