East Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
British 19th Century
late 19th century
Medium
opaque watercolor on Xuan paper
Dimensions
overall: 42.2 x 33.4 cm (16 5/8 x 13 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
Accession Number
1970.19.1
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...