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Three Peonies

Anne Vallayer-Coster

Title	Three Peonies
Artist	Anne Vallayer-Coster
Date	ca. 1810 19th century
Medium	Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Classification	Drawings
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Purchase, Renée Sacks Bequest, 2005
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Botanical illustration

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