Owl. Dated: 1889. Dimensions: image (irregular): 26.67 × 25.4 cm (10 1/2 × 10 in.) sheet: 34.29 × 26.67 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.). Medium: pen and black ink over graphite on prepared paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: WILLIAM HOLBROOK BEARD.

Owl. Dated: 1889. Dimensions: image (irregular): 26.67 × 25.4 cm (10 1/2 × 10 in.) sheet: 34.29 × 26.67 cm (13 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.). Medium: pen and black ink over graphite on prepared paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: WILLIAM HOLBROOK BEARD.
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