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Study in Ferns

Study in Ferns

Artist: Francis Daniel Devlan (American, 1835 - 1870)

Date: 1850s
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Canvas: 10 x 16 in. (25.4 x 40.6 cm)
Credit Line:Gift, Dr. Levi W. Mengel
Object number: 1915.63.1
Scientific renderings were part of American landscape painting in the 19th century. Artists influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite movement in England attempted botanical accuracy in their works, so studies such as this one by Devlan were important exercises. Details worked out in small studies could be applied as elements in major compositions.
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