A Monstrance
British 19th Century
c. 1860
Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 24.3 x 17.2 cm (9 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Accession Number
1995.52.10
About the Artist
British 19th Century
"British 19th Century" is an attribution designation employed by museums and auction houses to classify paintings, watercolors, drawings, photographs, and decorative objects produced in Britain during the 1800s when the identity of the specific artist has not been established. Like similar geographic and period designations used across the field of art history, it communicates what can be confirme...