Drawing of a leopard and birds in a tree
Works on Paper
Bernhard Misson (Artist)
Bucks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1825
Ink; Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Drawn, Hand colored, Painted
1957.1252
Object Number1957.1252 |
Fraktur (Drawing)
Drawing of a leopard and birds in a tree
Works on Paper
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Bernhard Misson (Artist)
Bernhard Misson was a fraktur artist and schoolmaster who taught in Haycock and Durham Townships, Bucks County.
Bucks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1800-1825
Ink; Graphite; Watercolor; Paper (wove)
Drawn, Hand colored, Painted
9.6 (H) , 8.1 (W) , 8.5 (Image H) , 8.1 (Image W)
24.4 (H) , 20.6 (W) , 8.5 (Image H) , 8.1 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom.
none
Hand colored with watercolors
Text available soon.
[Book] Amsler, Cory M. 2001 Bucks County Fraktur.
• For more on this artist, see pp. 221-225.
[Book] Earnest, Russell D. & Earnest, Corinne P. 1997 Papers for Birth Dayes: Guide to the Fraktur Artists and Scriveners. 2 vols. 909.
• See pp. 206-207 and 527.
[Book] Lichten, Frances. 1946 Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania.
• Published on p. 201.