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Karl Bodmer

Design for a Plate Decorated with a Bird and Plant Motifs

1825–93
Graphite, brush and brown wash; squared for transfer
31 × 30.7 cm (12.2 × 12.1 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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